CCA Is A-OK
Collaborative combat aircraft are uncrewed weapon systems leveraging Air Force investments in autonomy and crewed-uncrewed teaming to project air power against adversaries.
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00:00:00 [Music] for over 70 years air superiority has been a key Advantage for the Air Force but today that Advantage is under threat to address this evolving challenge the department of the Air Force is investing in the next generation of airow collaborative combat aircraft known as CCA CCA are uncrewed aircraft designed to operate alongside traditional crude
00:00:31 Fighters they provide increased fighter capacity at a fraction of the cost and are essential in adapting to the modern battlefields demands CCA will not have pilots in the air or on the ground they are autonomous this is a new type of weapon system that blends operation elements of aircraft with Munitions CCA enhances the decision-making capabilities of human Pilots creating a
00:00:56 powerful Synergy between man and machine government owned reference architecture focused on Next Generation mission systems is key to maintaining a healthy and robust defense industrial base to ensure that vendors both large and small can bring forth the best solutions to tomorrow's problems as part of the Next Generation air dominance family of systems CCA is not just a technological
00:01:21 upgrade it's a strategic Evolution the goal is to field operational CCA capabilities before the end of this decade maintaining America's Edge in air superiority CCA will require a lower service life for the air vehicle and propulsion system this will eliminate the number of inspections and programed Depot maintenance across the life of the program CCA will be operated from remote
00:01:46 locations with minimal support infrastructure operation sustainment strategies must adopt agile combat employment this program represents a critical shift in how the US Air Force will project power in the future ensuring that our Force remain flexible capable and ready to face any threat [Music]