• An F-22 pilot acted as an airborne “quarterback”, sending an updated mission plan by data link to one pre-production YFQ-44A; both aircraft took off from Edwards Air Force Base.
  • The drone’s autonomy software executed the directives in real time; the test took place earlier this month, and the U.S. Air Force wants at least 500 Increment 1 CCAs by 2032.
  • Fury and General Atomics’ FQ-42A Vengeance debut in a large-force exercise, Emerald Flag, in December.