For the first time, we now have an image of General Atomics’ YFQ-42A in the flesh. Alongside Anduril’s YFQ-44A, they will be the U.S. Air Force’s first uncrewed fighters. General David Allvin, Chief ...

One of the US Air Force's first official combat drones has taken to the air after only a year of building and development. General Atomics's YFQ-42A is currently undergoing flight testing in ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has released a photo of its YFQ-42A, a production representative test vehicle under the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme. The ...

The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force's new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) was one of two companies, along with Anduril Industries, to be awarded a contract last year to continue developing the “Collaborative Combat Aircraft” ...

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 27, 2025 / The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), is now conducting ...

A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A Gambit prototype for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program flew for the first time in California on Wednesday ...

The Air Force secretary noted that the YFQ-42A was “truly lethal” and should put American adversaries on alert. The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program continues to make ...