The US Air Force (USAF) has started integrating weapons onto its Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes, with the Anduril YFQ-44A now conducting captive carry tests with inert missiles as the ...

The Air Force said the long-range flight allows engineers and weapons systems analysts to collect data on the missile’s ...

The Air Force’s YFQ-42A and YFQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones are now being mounted with missiles for aerial flight ...

Anduril, in announcing the first flight of its YFQ-44A in October 2025, said it had started weapons integration tests. Over 2026, the company expects to execute the first live shot of a weapon, ...

U.S. Air Force officials started looking for alternatives to the service’s next-generation anti-radiation missile on March 4, ...

The Defense Department’s budget for fiscal 2026 is the largest in American military history, and recently released details show that more than $384.3 billion will be allocated solely to weapons ...

At a California test range, an advanced combat jet teamed up with next-gen technology in a flight that signals a dramatic ...

The Air Force competition has taken place sporadically since the 1950s, but its recent re-introduction follows a decades-long hiatus since the end of the Cold War. The United States Air Force's Air ...

The Air Force began captive carry evaluations in February, strapping inert munitions to Anduril’s prototype drone wingman. The weapons have not yet been fired, the service said in a statement, ...

In less than one week, the Iran war has produced a remarkable string of combat firsts that pull back the curtain on an American military boosted by AI and stocked with upgraded weapons. Why it matters ...