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U.S. Air Force Integrates Open-Architecture for Mission Autonomy on CCAs

Mission autonomy software by Collins and Shield AI was integrated on the YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 CCAs by using the government-owned A-GRA architecture. The U.S. Air Force has reached a new milestone in its ...
Aviation Week Network

Collaborative Combat Aircraft Prototypes Progress On Autonomy Tests

AURORA, Colorado—Both of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes are flying with mission autonomy as the service is preparing both for more intensive tests and production ...
Idaho Statesman

GA-ASI Achieves New Milestone With Semi-Autonomous CCA Flight

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) passed a new milestone this month, successfully integrating 3 rd-party mission autonomy into ...
AeroTime

US Air Force tests F-22 control of MQ-20 drone in collaborative combat exercise

The US Air Force has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming between an F-22 fighter and an MQ-20 Avenger drone during a live ...
Forbes

Collaborative Autonomy Solutions For Contested Environments

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. ATLANTIC OCEAN: X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is towed into the ...

Shield AI Selected as Mission Autonomy Provider for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

Shield AI, the deep--tech company building state--of--the--art autonomy software products and aircraft, today announced its selection as a mission autonomy provider supporting the U.S. Air Force ...