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Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, May 14th, 2025

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Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin delivers a keynote address at the 2025 Apex conference at National Harbor, Md. on April 23 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The range of the U.S. Air Force's prototype autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is to be at least 700 nautical miles--greater than the 590 nautical mile range of the Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the 670 nautical mile range of the service's F-35A Lightning II, also by Lockheed Martin. A Tuesday graphic released by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin listed the "700 plus" nautical mile range for the two CCA prototypes--the General…

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