The U.S. Air Force has announced that it has fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile from the YFQ-44A under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program…
The YFQ-44A platform fired the AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile for the first time against a digital target in an isolated airspace.
The yellow and brown bands seen on the body of the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile indicate that the munition is in its live configuration, containing a warhead and rocket motor, respectively.
The live-fire phase took place following the signing of production contracts for the YFQ-44, developed by Anduril, and the YFQ-42 platforms, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, under the CCA Increment 1 program.
The YFQ-44A Fury, developed by Anduril Industries, is a next-generation unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed under the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Developed as an autonomous force multiplier, the platform is intended to conduct joint missions with manned fighter jets such as the F-35 Lightning II, F-15EX Eagle II, and the F-47, which is planned to enter the inventory in the future, with the goals of extending the operational range of these platforms and reducing the threat to pilots by undertaking high-risk missions…
Thanks to its modular architecture and high level of autonomy, the YFQ-44A can be dynamically reconfigured according to mission requirements…