{"id":38302,"date":"2026-04-17T19:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/17\/air-force-unit-executes-test-of-andurils-semiautonomous-combat-drone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:31:36","slug":"air-force-unit-executes-test-of-andurils-semiautonomous-combat-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2026\/04\/17\/air-force-unit-executes-test-of-andurils-semiautonomous-combat-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force unit executes test of Anduril\u2019s semiautonomous combat drone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Air Force airmen operated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/09\/24\/anduril-nears-first-drone-wingman-flight-promises-early-autonomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">semiautonomous<\/a> jet-powered combat drone in a series of sorties recently, boosting the service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2026\/02\/12\/us-air-forces-cca-program-advances-with-auto-flying-software-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Collaborative Combat Aircraft<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The force\u2019s Experimental Operations Unit conducted hands-on testing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/air\/2025\/10\/31\/andurils-drone-wingman-begins-flight-tests\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=tw_mt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Anduril\u2019s YFQ-44A <\/a>aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in an effort to utilize \u201cprinciples of the new Warfighting Acquisition System,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/4461878\/experimental-operations-unit-accelerates-collaborative-combat-aircraft-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Thursday Air Force release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, the concept employed by the force was fully human-piloted drones, and now, \u201cthere is no operator with a stick and throttle flying the aircraft behind the scenes,\u201d Jason Levin, Anduril\u2019s senior vice president of engineering for air dominance and strike, said in an October 2025 company release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The testing took place sometime last week, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anduriltech\/status\/2044826314230665365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Thursday Anduril social media post<\/a> written by vice president of autonomous airpower Mark Shushnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shushnar said in the post that the EOU gained experience launching, recovering and turning the aircraft during the exercise, and it conducted the pre- and post-flight checks and clearances, weapons loading and unloading and direct tasking of the air vehicle during taxi and flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EOU operators used a ruggedized laptop to upload mission plans, initiate autonomous taxi and takeoff, task the in-flight aircraft and manage post-flight data, Shushnar said, taking out the previous need for fixed infrastructure of a large, established base. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shushnar highlighted how the YFQ-44A is designed to be easy to maintain with a small crew compared to traditional unmanned aerial vehicles. 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With only a couple days of training, a handful of EOU maintainers were able to turn the aircraft between sorties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6573\" height=\"4384\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg 6573w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260408-F-AT754-1232.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6573px) 100vw, 6573px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A YFQ-44A takes off from the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, during an exercise. (Ariana Ortega\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise showcases a move toward \u201coperator-driver experimentation\u201d to find ways to speed up the capability process, per the Air Force\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy embedding the operators from the EOU with our acquisition professionals, we create a tight feedback loop that lets us trade operational risk with acquisition risk in real-time,\u201d Col. Timothy Helfrich, portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From beginning to end, the exercise was executed by EOU airmen, working alongside Air Force Material Command\u2019s 412th Test Wing, to polish procedures for deploying and sustaining CCA, a trailblazer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/4372984\/daf-puts-acquisition-on-wartime-footing-implementing-secwars-warfighting-acquis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Warfighting Acquisition System<\/a>, in contested environments, the announcement says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The release recognized that the EOU\u2019s main objective is to place operators at the center of this process to ensure that the CCA is workable for future conflict by \u201cembedding the warfighter\u2019s voice as the driving force from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force announced in April 2024 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2024\/04\/24\/here-are-the-two-companies-creating-drone-wingmen-for-the-us-air-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Anduril and General Atomics<\/a> were selected to design and create this first batch of drone wingmen. Anduril began flight testing in October 2025 and announced the production for the YFQ-44A Fury CCA in March 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Atomics announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/05\/20\/both-air-force-ccas-now-in-ground-testing-expected-to-fly-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">their ground testing<\/a> began May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it is not yet clear how many YFQ-44As the Air Force has ordered from the defense companies, the service has noted they want a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/03\/08\/us-air-force-eyes-fleet-of-1000-drone-wingmen-as-planning-accelerates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">fleet of at least 1,000 CCAs<\/a> for tasks, such as conducting strike missions, carrying out operations and flying alongside manned aircraft, like the F-22, F-35 and F-47 fighter jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite Anduril and General Atomics both developing aircraft for the Air Force\u2019s CCA program, the service may choose to move forward into the production phase with only one. 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