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YFQ-48A Talon Blue

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About YFQ-48A Talon Blue

YFQ-48A Talon Blue is Northrop Grumman’s company-funded autonomous aircraft demonstrator for collaborative combat applications. The jet-powered fixed-wing prototype is designed to support crewed aircraft and has entered autonomous flight testing.

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  • Northrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue completes first autonomous flight

    2026-10-03 - Demonstration - Flight tracking placed the test at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The prototype was built by Northrop-owned Scaled Composites and opens a flight-test phase for the collaborative combat aircraft market. The flight comes as the U.S. Air Force considers requirements for the next CCA increment.

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