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GA-ASI’s FQ-42A Vengeance CCA Flies With F-35A and F-15E in US Air Force Trials

A FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech Air Force Base has flown alongside an F-35A and F-15E, marking a step toward collaborative-control testing with crewed fighters. The demonstrations advance the U.S. Air Force’s effort to integrate uncrewed combat aircraft into future operations.

Discovered 2026-09-21T08:05:20.275893-07:00 | 2026-09-21T08:05:20.275893-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

The FQ-42A is moving beyond standalone flight testing toward operations alongside crewed F-35A and F-15E fighters.
The Creech deployment provides a test base for collaborative-control work, a key step in the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
The demonstrations show General Atomics’ uncrewed combat aircraft progressing toward realistic manned-unmanned teaming trials.

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ANI News Agency The War Zone The Aviationist suasnews.com UK Defence Journal ga.com