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They will be able to shoot down fighters: the US Air Force will equip the "faithful wingman" CCA drone with AMRAAM missiles

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AIM-120D AMRAAM

The US Air Force, in cooperation with Raytheon, is integrating the AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missile onto the first CCA "faithful wingman" drone created in the interests of the Pentagon, which is designed to accompany manned combat aircraft.

The 1st generation CCA itself is planned to be presented on the 16th-18th of this month in the form of full-scale layouts. Two variants from competing companies Anduril Industries and General Atomics Aeronautical will be shown – respectively, the Fury and Gambit drones (based on the XQ-67 UAV).

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Fury

These will be "loyal wingmen" and they will be controlled by a crewed fighter: either the F-35, in all likelihood, or perhaps the NGAD [next generation air supremacy fighter] when we determine what the NGAD is

- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall.

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XQ-67

As explained by Raytheon, AMRAAM missiles will become the "reference weapon" for these drones. Being armed with the data of the URV, they will expand the combat capabilities of manned aircraft such as the F-35 or F-22:

Drones will be able to act as combat power amplifiers.

The most recent variant of the AMRAAM RVV, the AIM-120D, has an estimated flight range of approximately 160 km. Accordingly, at this distance, "loyal wingmen" will be able to cover manned aircraft, shooting down enemy fighters.

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