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Air Force

USAF Working on CCA Increment 2 Acquisition Strategy, As Service Considers An Evolution Of Increment 1

Frank Wolfe

Friday, August 21st, 2026

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USAF Working on CCA Increment 2 Acquisition Strategy, As Service Considers An Evolution Of Increment 1

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of an airman with the Air Combat Command Experimental Operations Unit refueling a YFQ-44A Fury at Creech AFB, Nev. on July 21.

The U.S. Air Force continues to develop its acquisition strategy for Increment 2 of the service's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, which centers on fielding air-to-air drones to give the U.S. a boost in air superiority without having to rely on aerial refuelers. "With Increment 1, we were very focused on getting something to the ramp quickly so we focused on designs that had pedigree or already existed, and that kind of constrained the space," Air Force Col. John "KC"…

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