General Atomics Avalon

The future of autonomous airpower: Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the Royal Australian Air Force

The development of the YFQ-42A is the first in a series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), highly autonomous armed jets that can operate independently or with other uncrewed and crewed aircraft.

In the era of Great Power competition, state-of-the-art technologies are needed

Responsible powers need the newest and best tools in order to assure their own security, their international commitments and to preserve the allies’ goal for peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.