Anduril's YFQ-44A CCA Makes First Flight
Anduril’s YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) has completed its inaugural flight, officially entering the flight-testing phase, the company announced on 31 October 2025.
The event took place 556 days after development began, according to Jason Levin, Senior Vice President of Engineering for Air Dominance & Strike at Anduril.
“The milestone was achieved through an intense focus on schedule, close cooperation with the customer, access to our CAD data, and a streamlined vehicle design,” Levin said.
A spokesperson for Anduril told Janes on 5 November that the flight was semi-autonomous. There was no human pilot controlling the aircraft remotely. The operator simply initiated the flight sequence, and the aircraft followed the pre-set route and landed independently.
“The operator supervised the mission, launched it with one button, and the aircraft executed the entire flightpath and landing on its own,” the spokesperson explained.
Levin noted that the YFQ-44A was never intended to be remotely piloted. All taxi and flight tests are and will continue to be semi-autonomous, he confirmed.
Author’s Summary
Anduril's YFQ-44A achieves a key milestone with its first semi-autonomous flight, reflecting rapid development and growing maturity in autonomous air combat systems.