Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completes maiden flight as both USAF CCA prototypes are now airborne

Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury completed its maiden flight, making it the second Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype to fly and signalling the USAF's CCA program has entered an active flight-test phase. The milestone follows General Atomics' earlier YFQ-42A Gambit sortie and sharpens focus on propulsion, autonomy and integration work.

Discovered 2025-10-31T10:37:07.593624-07:00 | 2025-10-31T10:37:07.593624-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Both CCA prototypes are now airborne, confirming the programme has moved into active flight testing and validating progress after the USAF's earlier YFQ-42A Gambit first flight (see the General Atomics Gambit report: https://hype.aero/?story=ed014e05-57df-4624-ba50-ea1922957aaf).
  • The sorties increase near-term pressure on suppliers racing to deliver compact turbofan propulsion and related subsystems for massed loyal‑wingman concepts (see coverage of industry efforts to race to field small turbofans: https://hype.aero/?story=7963524f-25dd-4276-805c-487a9602b1d4).
  • The flights come as the USAF moves toward contracting and engine selection: the service plans to award two CCA contracts and has solicited proposals for small‑ and medium‑thrust engines, clarifying procurement and integration priorities (see the USAF contracting and engine solicitation update: https://hype.aero/?story=75b96aeb-14f1-44cd-af09-262a1948722a).

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2025-10-31T10:37:07.593624-07:00
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