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F-22 pilot directs Anduril YFQ-44A Fury combat drone in flight for first time

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 pilot directed Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft during flight for the first time. The demonstration shows a crewed fighter pilot commanding an autonomous aircraft in flight, a step toward operating crewed and uncrewed aircraft together on combat missions.

Discovered 2026-10-17T00:04:28.972505-07:00 | 2026-10-17T00:04:28.972505-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight demonstration moves the CCA concept from autonomous-aircraft development toward an operational model in which a fighter pilot can direct an uncrewed aircraft during a mission.
  • The F-22–Fury pairing provides a concrete example of crewed-uncrewed teaming, a capability with implications for how future combat aircraft and autonomous systems are integrated.

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