The Experimental Operations Unit of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has performed further operational testing of its fledgeling Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet. During a recent exercise at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, the USAF flew Anduril's semi-autonomous YFQ-44 Fury alongside unspecified crewed fighters in what it termed “a realistic operational environment.” The exercise was conducted to support the Pentagon's Agile Combat Employment (ACE) doctrine, aiming to deploy dispersed assets from smaller operating sites.
On July 28, the USAF detailed how its experimental unit “generated multiple sorties” over a multi-day exercise, devised with the “primary goal of building the foundational tactics, techniques and procedures that will define how CCAs are integrated into the force.” According to the air force, during the exercise it demonstrated “reliability and extended range” of its uncrewed vehicle and “simulated scenarios that will inform future requirements for the platform.”
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