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A Canadian CCA?
- Thread starter Kirkhill
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Not yet a Canadian CCA but a step along the path?
calgaryherald.com
Another win for The Hat.
This Alberta company's drone flies faster than the speed of sound. And it has a new deal with Airbus
The next time a warship tests its missile system, there’s a chance the “enemy” zipping toward it will be a drone from southern Alberta.
calgaryherald.com
Another win for The Hat.
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Anduril YFQ-44A Fury CCA up and running in Ohio.
www.militarytimes.com
First Anduril YFQ-44A rolls off production line for US CCA program
Anduril's Ohio-based facility produced its first YFQ-44A, an unmanned, semi-autonomous aircraft, on Monday.
www.militarytimes.com
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Anduril and GA-ASI CCAs coth operational and in production
theaviationist.com
FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production
A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their CCAs are already in production. The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat
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Why do I get the feeling there is a divide within air forces?
A divide between those tied to the existing force and those contemplating a new force?
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft, as I have noted before, is perceived as two separate vehicles. A 3 MUSD disposable (attritable) that may or may not require conventional airfields and a 30 MUSD craft that has undefined attributes but is priced at a level that makes it difficult to justify its sacrifice.
www.airandspaceforces.com
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The traditional force is aligned and allied with the existing industrial base. And seems to be doing what it can to preserve traditional budgets, development programs and time lines.
Currently that side of the argument is exemplified by the MQ-25 Stingray, the MQ-9 Reaper and the 30 MUSD CCA.
The other side is championed by the upstarts like Kratos and Anduril and those looking for immediate solutions, "semi"-autonomous combat platforms and those looking for lower cost versions of the Reaper, something that is more in keeping with Bayraktar costs.
A divide between those tied to the existing force and those contemplating a new force?
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft, as I have noted before, is perceived as two separate vehicles. A 3 MUSD disposable (attritable) that may or may not require conventional airfields and a 30 MUSD craft that has undefined attributes but is priced at a level that makes it difficult to justify its sacrifice.
Air Force Official: CCAs Will Be ‘Optionally Attritable’
The Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft will be “optionally attritable,” a top official said this week. Here’s what that means.
www.airandspaceforces.com
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The traditional force is aligned and allied with the existing industrial base. And seems to be doing what it can to preserve traditional budgets, development programs and time lines.
Currently that side of the argument is exemplified by the MQ-25 Stingray, the MQ-9 Reaper and the 30 MUSD CCA.
The other side is championed by the upstarts like Kratos and Anduril and those looking for immediate solutions, "semi"-autonomous combat platforms and those looking for lower cost versions of the Reaper, something that is more in keeping with Bayraktar costs.
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Honeywell (automation central) leading the charge for complex solutions.
breakingdefense.com
Honeywell arguing for more complex solutions tomorrow.
They are dismissive of "missile trucks" today. We can stack submunitions and decoys on top of missiles on top of aircraft on top of rockets on top of trucks and deliver them with precision without benefit of pilot today.
The people engaged in employing those systems in Ukraine, Russia, Iran, The Gulf, Venezuela, the First Island Chain and charged with defending homelands are not looking for solutions in five years, or developing new problems and tactics a decade from now.
They want bullets in magazines today. Anything that will work. Anything that can be consumed in mass quantities.
How Honeywell Aerospace plans to tap into the global CCA market - Breaking Defense
Honeywell Aerospace executive Matthew Milas lays out Honeywell's view on CCAs as a key platform-agnostic supplier.
breakingdefense.com
Honeywell arguing for more complex solutions tomorrow.
They are dismissive of "missile trucks" today. We can stack submunitions and decoys on top of missiles on top of aircraft on top of rockets on top of trucks and deliver them with precision without benefit of pilot today.
The people engaged in employing those systems in Ukraine, Russia, Iran, The Gulf, Venezuela, the First Island Chain and charged with defending homelands are not looking for solutions in five years, or developing new problems and tactics a decade from now.
They want bullets in magazines today. Anything that will work. Anything that can be consumed in mass quantities.
