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Customer evaluating CCA proposals
Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue flew itself on October 3 - taxiing, taking off, maneuvering, and landing with no pilot in the loop. The company-funded drone is Northrop's answer to losing the Air Force's first Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) contract round.
Updated Oct 3
Made the announcement through Secretary Troy Meink
The United States has weapons deployed in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed it Monday at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, saying the 'space-control weapons' are needed to defend against hostile adversaries.
Updated Sep 16
Major customer via CCA program
Anduril is negotiating a raise that could value it near $100 billion, per Reuters, three months after closing a $5 billion round at $61 billion. The Army also awarded Anduril $65 million to build hardware for the Palantir-led TITAN (Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node) system.
Updated Sep 4
Primary funder via Defense Innovation Unit contract
The tube-and-wing aircraft design has dominated commercial aviation since the Boeing 707 entered service in 1958. JetZero, a Long Beach startup, just raised $175 million to challenge that 67-year-old paradigm with a blended-wing aircraft. The new design merges fuselage and wings into a single lifting surface, promising 50% fuel savings over conventional jets.
Updated May 21
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