Aerospace Advantage - Episode 296

CCA Update: What Are the Next Steps?

Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) represent the next generation of uncrewed autonomous airpower. The Air Force recently awarded a series of contracts that will see the FQ-42 and FQ-44 CCAs transition to the operational realm. We want to learn more about where the program stands at this juncture, and there’s no one better to help us do that than Anduril’s Dave “Mach” Cochran and General Atomic’s Mike Atwood.

Guests

Michael AtwoodSenior Director, Advanced Programs at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
David “Mach” CochranDirector, Autonomous Airpower Growth

Host

Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Credits

Producer
Shane Thin

Executive Producer
Doug Birkey

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