21.09.2024, 12:27
Zitat:US Air Force examining operations with more Collaborative Combat Aircrafthttps://www.janes.com/osint-insights/def...t-aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering conducting operations with a greater number of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) than previously disclosed, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told reporters on 16 September at the Air & Space Forces Association's (AFA's) Air, Space, and Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
Kendall had announced in March 2023 that the USAF would purchase 1,000 CCAs – two for operation by each of 300 F-35s and 200 planned Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighters. The service is now planning to operate more CCAs per crewed fighter. [...]
The initial increment of CCAs is to be dedicated to air-to-air warfare, passing sensor data to crewed aircraft for target selection, then firing its own air-to-air missiles while the crewed fighter remains far from potential threats. Kendall said that he expects CCAs to perform strike missions as well, although it is unclear whether the first increment will be capable of employing air-to-ground weaponry.
Schneemann