American defense contractor General Atomics said it is resuming test flights of the YFQ-42A CCA after it got to the bottom of ...
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 ...
When a cutting-edge military drone crashes in the California desert, it normally spells disaster for years of development and ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was competitively selected by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for evaluation in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical ...
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.
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 first GA-ASI YFQ-42A lifts off from a southern California airfield. A competing CCA, the Anduril YFQ-44A, is also likely to enter flight testing soon. (GA-ASI) The General Atomics Aeronautical ...