Back to the YFQ-42A, the General Atomics design relies on a single turbofan engine to reach low supersonic speeds, if need be, and can stay in the air for up to eight hours. Its operational range is ...
On Monday, at approximately 1 p.m. PT, an experimental test drone crashed in the California desert. In a statement, General ...
A General Atomics YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype crashed after takeoff in the California desert. No injuries ...
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General Atomics’ drone wingman prototype for US crashes during tests in California
A prototype drone built for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation unmanned wingman program crashed ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has paused flight testing of the company's YFQ-42A Dark Merlin prototype ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) said April 6 it had paused operations with its YFQ-42A prototype following a mishap after takeoff at its company-owned airport in California. The ...
The Air Force designated the first two uncrewed aircraft as fighter jets, the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A. The prototypes were designed as part of the USAF's next-generation air dominance program. Dubbed ...
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GA-ASI's Uncrewed Fighter Crashes in California, Halting Testing
Company's experimental YFQ-42A Dark Merlin ‘experienced a mishap' that will pause trials.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2026 / In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its latest demonstration ...
The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger uncrewed aircraft has performed a test mission with a Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter of the US Air Force (USAF), as the company separately ...
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