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U.S. Air Force is Seeking 1,000 Wingmen Drones

U.S. Air Force is Seeking 1,000 Wingmen Drones
As reported by Defenseone.com, The Air Force is planning to buy 1,000 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs): 300 F-35s (photo 2.) will get two drones apiece, as will 200 of the planned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft. CCA’s will fly alongside crewed fighters. The U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at a recent Air Force Association conference in Aurora, Colorado, “We will be acquiring aircraft in production at higher rates than previously planned.” Kendall...

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