
AURORA, Colo.--The U.S. Air Force has bestowed "mission design series" (MDS) designations on its two Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes. The General Atomics Gambit offering is the YFQ-42A and Anduril Industries' Fury is the YFQ-44A, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin told the Air and Space Forces' Warfare Symposium here on Monday. "Y" signifies prototype aircraft, "F" fighter/air-to-air mission, and "Q" a drone. First flights are on track for this summer, Allvin said. David Alexander, the…