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Air Force

Collaborative Combat Aircraft Concept Relies on Reuse

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 9th, 2023

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Collaborative Combat Aircraft Concept Relies on Reuse

Eglin AFB, Fla. is to use two Kratos XQ-58A Valkyries for flight testing (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) concept relies on reuse, not an acceptable attrition rate, a top service official said this week. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters on March 7 at the Air & Space Forces Association conference in Aurora, Colo., that the service's fiscal 2024 budget contains a plan for 1,000 CCAs to be employed by 200 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighters and 300 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As (Defense Daily, March 7). "As…

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