Aerospace Advantage - Episode 303

Inside the EOU: Turning CCA into Combat Power

Collaborative combat aircraft are no longer just a concept. Airmen are now loading weapons onto them, controlling them in flight, and flying them alongside manned platforms. In this episode, Heather “Lucky” Penney and Houston “Slider” Cantwell of the Mitchell team talk to Col. Scott Gunn and Col. John Cummings about the Experimental Operations Unit at Creech AFB—the team charged with transforming CCA from prototype to operational reality.

Guests

Brig. Gen. Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.)Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, Mitchell Institute
Col. Scott Gunn
Col. John Cummings

Host

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