The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...
One of the US Air Force's first official combat drones has taken to the air after only a year of building and development. General Atomics's YFQ-42A is currently undergoing flight testing in ...
American defense contractor General Atomics has been at it making drones for almost 20 years already, but it is only now stepping into the brave new world of autonomy, hoping to impress the military ...
The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing to plug an experimental “digital brain” into its YFQ‑42A wingman drone, turning an Avenger‑based airframe into a testbed for advanced autonomy. Backed by money in ...
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 27, 2025 / The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), is now conducting ...
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) welcomes the U.S. Air Force's designation for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft: the new ...
The US Air Force has selected companies and funded the purchase of new combat superdrones and the Boeing F47 next generation stealth fighter. X-prototype versions of the Boeing F47 stealth fighter ...
SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2026 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is giving its U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft a new name: YFQ-42A Dark Merlin.