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Anduril YFQ-44

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Unmanned combat aircraft under development by Anduril

YFQ-44
YFQ-44 in a ground test facility
General information
Type	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle collaborative combat aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Anduril Industries
Status	Under development
Primary user	United States Air Force
Number built	At least 2^[1]
History
First flight	31 October 2025^[2]

TheAnduril YFQ-44, internally named "Fury", is anunmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) currently under development byAnduril Industries. The aircraft is one of the winning designs for Increment I of theUnited States Air Force'sCollaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program and is intended to augment crewed fighter aircraft such as theF-15EX Eagle II,F-22 Raptor,F-35 Lightning, and the plannedBoeing F-47 fighter for air-to-air missions through manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).

Development and design

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The YFQ-44 was originally designed byBlue Force Technologies as anaggressor platform, initially called "Grackle" before being renamed "REDmedium" and eventually "Fury", to simulate high-end threats.^[3] Blue Force Technologies was acquired by Anduril in 2023, and the Fury design was adapted as a submission for the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) CCA program.^[4]^[5]^[6] The design was eventually selected as one of the two winners of the Increment I CCA alongside theGeneral Atomics YFQ-42.^[7]

The Fury's design as of 2023 is a fighter-like UCAV that is approximately half the dimensions of anF-16 Fighting Falcon. Its configuration consists of swept trapezoidal wings, a chin-mounted inlet, acruciform tail arrangement withstabilators and a single vertical stabilizer, and weapons mounted on external hardpoints. The aircraft is designed to fly at up to 50,000 feet (15,200 m) and Mach 0.95, and capable of pulling a maximum of 9g, while sustaining up to 4.5g at about 20,000 feet (6,100 m). The Fury is to be powered by a singleWilliams FJ44-4M turbofan engine producing 4,000 pounds-force (17.8 kN) of thrust and has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 5,000 pounds (2,270 kg).^[3] The design is expected to provide the USAF with "affordable mass" to augment its crewed fighters in air-to-air missions; its low cost nature, while not "attritable," enables users and commanders to take greater risks with them.^[8] A mockup of the design was showcased during a September 2024 USAF conference.^[9]

The aircraft received its formal designation during the 2025Air & Space Forces Association symposium. Flight testing was expected to begin in the summer of 2025,^[10] but it was still delayed into September 2025.^[11] The first flight occurred on 31 October 2025.^[2]

Specifications (estimated)

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Data from The War Zone^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 0 onboard
Length: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Wingspan: 17 ft (5.2 m)
Max takeoff weight: 5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
Powerplant: 1 ×Williams FJ44-4M turbofan, 4,000 lbf (18 kN) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 0.95
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
g limits: +9 / −3

Armament

Hardpoints: 2× weapons stations
Missiles: 2×AIM-120 AMRAAM

References

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^"Air Force validates open architecture, expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft ecosystem". US Air Force. 12 February 2026. Retrieved17 February 2026.
^^a ^bTrevithick, Joseph (31 October 2025)."Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury 'Fighter' Drone Has Flown". Retrieved31 October 2025.
^^a ^b ^cTrevithick, Joseph; Rogoway, Tyler (11 September 2023)."The Rise of Fury".The War Zone.
^Parmar, Abhinav; Stone, Mike (6 September 2023)."Palmer Luckey's defense tech startup Anduril buys autonomous aircraft maker".Reuters.Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved8 September 2023.
^Decker, Audrey (23 September 2024)."Dueling robot wingmen take the stage".Defense One.
^Insinna, Valerie (10 September 2024)."Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week".Breaking Defense.
^Tirpak, John (25 April 2024)."Anduril and General Atomics to Develop New Collaborative Combat Aircraft for Air Force".Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved2 July 2024.
^Finnerty, Ryan (19 September 2024)."USAF's first autonomous combat jets will act as air-to-air 'missile trucks' for crewed fighters".FlightGlobal.
^D'Urso, Stefano (17 September 2024)."Anduril And General Atomics Showcase Collaborative Combat Aircraft Mockups".The Aviationist.
^Gordon, Chris (3 March 2025)."America's First Unmanned Fighters Are Here: YFQ-42 and YFQ-44".Air and Space Forces Magazine. Air and Space Forces Association.
^"Anduril's Fury Will Take Off For The First Time At The Touch Of A Button".TWZ. 22 September 2025. Retrieved24 September 2024.

USAAF/USAF UAV designations 1924–1962,tri-service designations 1962–present

USAAF designations
(1924-1947)

Controllable bombs	BQ-1 BQ-2 BQ-3 BQ-4 BQ-5 BQ-6 BQ-7 BQ-8
Target control aircraft	CQ-1 CQ-2 CQ-3 CQ-4
Aerial target (subscale)	OQ-1¹ OQ-2 OQ-3 OQ-4 OQ-5 OQ-6 OQ-7 OQ-8¹ OQ-9¹ OQ-10¹ OQ-11 OQ-12 OQ-13 OQ-14 OQ-15 OQ-16 OQ-17 OQ-18 OQ-19
Aerial target (full-scale)²	A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8/PQ-8 PQ-9 PQ-10 PQ-11 PQ-12 PQ-13 PQ-14 PQ-15

USAF designations
(1948-1962)

Tri-service designations
(1962-present)

Main series	Q-1/C Q-2 Q-3 Q-4/C Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Q-8/C Q-9 Q-10³ CQ-10 RQ-10 Q-11³ RQ-11 YRQ-11 Q-12 Q-13¹ Q-14 Q-15 Q-16 Q-17 Q-18 Q-19 Q-20³ RQ-20 MQ-20 Q-21 Q-22 Q-23 Q-24 Q-25 Q-26 Q-27 Q-28 Q-29 Q-30
Non-sequential	Q-35 Q-42 Q-44 Q-48 Q-58 Q-67 Q-72 Q-73 Q-170 Q-180⁴

¹ Not assigned
² Not to be confused with theAttack orAmphibious aircraft sequences.
³ Assigned to multiple types
⁴ Speculative
Drones designated in missile sequence

USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF fighter designations 1924–1962, andTri-Service post-1962 systems

1924 sequences
(1924–1962)

Pursuit (1924–1948)	P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4³ Curtiss P-4 Boeing P-4 P-5 P-6 P-7 P-8 P-9 P-10 P-11 P-12 P-13 P-14 P-15 P-16 P-17 P-18 P-19 P-20 P-21 P-22 P-23 P-24 P-25 P-26 P-27 P-28 P-29 P-30 P-31 P-32 P-33 P-34 P-35 P-36 P-37 P-38 P-39 P-39E P-40 P-41 P-42 P-43 P-44 P-45 P-46 P-47 P-48 P-49 P-50 P-51 P-52 P-53 P-54 P-55 P-56 P-57 P-58 P-59³ XP-59 P-59 P-60 P-61 P-62 P-63 P-64 P-65 P-66 P-67 P-68 P-69 P-70 P-71 P-72 P-73² P-74¹ P-75 P-76 P-77 P-78 P-79 P-80 P-81 P-82 P-83 P-84 P-85 P-86 P-87 P-88 P-89 P-90 P-91 P-92
Fighter (1948–1962)	F-38 F-39 F-40 F-47 F-51 F-59 F-61 RF-61C F-63 F-80 F-81 F-82 F-83 F-84 F-84F/J F-84H F-85 F-86 F-86C F-86D/G/K/L F-87 F-88 F-89 F-90 F-91 F-92 F-93 F-94 F-95 F-96 F-97 F-98 F-99 F-100 F-100B F-101 F-102 F-102B F-103 F-104 XF-104 F-104S NF-104A F-105 F-106³ XF-106 F-106 F-107 F-108 F-109² F-110 F-111 F-111B F-111C F-111K AFTI/F-111A EF-111A
Pursuit, biplace	PB-1 PB-2 PB-3
Fighter, multiplace	FM-1 FM-2
Non-sequential	F-24 P-322 P-400

Tri-service sequence
(1962–present)

Main sequence	F-1 F-1C/D F-1E/F F-2 F-3 F-4 F-4J(UK)/K/M F-5 F-5G F-6 F-7 F-8 F-8E(FN) F-9 F-9F–J F-10 F-11 F-12 F-12C² F-13¹ F-14 F-15 F-15E F-15EX F-15J F-15 STOL/MTD F-16 F-16XL NF-16D F-17 F/A-18 F/A-18E/F EA-18G F-19¹ F-20 F-21 F-22 YF-22 FB-22 F-23
Non-sequential	F-35 F-47 F-117

Covert designations

Related designations

¹ Not assigned • ² Unofficial • ³ Assigned to multiple types
See also: "F-19" • X-32 • X-35 • 1919–1924 sequence

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