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Air Force

USAF Examining ‘Trade Space’ for Number of CCAs Deployed by Each Manned Fighter

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

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USAF Examining ‘Trade Space’ for Number of CCAs Deployed by Each Manned Fighter

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall speaks during the Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security on May 9 in Washington, D.C. (Air Force Photo)

DAYTON, Ohio--While U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has set out a planning number of up to five Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for deployment by a Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter or Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A, Air Force CCA programmers are examining a range of options. Asked whether five was still the Air Force's working number for the high end of CCAs to be used by a manned fighter, Air Force Brig. Gen. Dale White, the program executive…

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