YFQ-42A drone

General Atomics’ Dark Merlin Drone Crashes During CCA Flight Test 

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.’s drone prototype for the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program has crashed following a mishap after takeoff.

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General Atomics Names Loyal Wingman Prototype YFQ-42A ‘Dark Merlin’

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has selected “Dark Merlin” as the name for its YFQ-42A unmanned aerial system bid under the US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

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USMC Picks GA-ASI YFQ-42A as Surrogate Testbed for ‘Loyal Wingman’ Effort

The US Marine Corps has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to provide its YFQ-42A drone as a surrogate testbed for evaluation under the service’s “loyal wingman” program. 

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General Atomics Joins European ‘Loyal Wingman’ Race After Kratos, Anduril

General Atomics plans to introduce a European collaborative combat aircraft based on the US Air Force’s YFQ-42A prototype.

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