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General Atomics YFQ-42

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Unmanned combat aircraft under development by General Atomics

YFQ-42
General Atomics YFQ-42 in a ground test facility
General information
Type	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman.
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Status	Under development
Primary user	United States Air Force
History
First flight	27 August 2025
Developed from	General Atomics XQ-67A

TheGeneral Atomics YFQ-42 is anunmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) currently under development byGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems. 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-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-42 is a member of General Atomics "Gambit" family of UCAVs and derived from the company'sXQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station demonstrator built for theAir Force Research Laboratory.^[1]^[2] The design was selected as one of the two winners of the Increment I CCA alongside theAnduril YFQ-44.^[3]

Amockup of the design was showcased during a September 2024 Air Force conference; the aircraft's configuration is similar to the XQ-67A but modified for greater speeds and fighter-like maneuverability, with the airframe having an elongated fuselage with slender wings, a dorsal-mounted inlet, a single engine,V-tails, and internalweapons bay. Planned armament is twoAIM-120 AMRAAMs.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

The aircraft received its formal designation during the 2025Air & Space Forces Association symposium. On 27 August 2025, the United States Air Force and General Atomics announced the YFQ-42A had begun its flight testing.^[7]

References

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^Decker, Audrey (23 September 2024)."Dueling robot wingmen take the stage".Defense One.
^Insinna, Valerie (25 July 2024)."General Atomics could fly first CCA prototype in mid-2025: Aeronautics president".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.
^Insinna, Valerie (10 September 2024)."Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week".Breaking Defense.
^D'Urso, Stefano (17 September 2024)."Anduril And General Atomics Showcase Collaborative Combat Aircraft Mockups".The Aviationist.
^Finnerty, Ryan (19 September 2024)."USAF's first autonomous combat jets will act as air-to-air 'missile trucks' for crewed fighters".FlightGlobal.
^"Collaborative Combat Aircraft, YFQ-42A takes to the air for flight testing". 27 August 2025. Retrieved27 August 2025.

v t e General Atomics aircraft
Designation	RQ-1/MQ-1 MQ-1C MQ-9 MQ-20 FQ-42 XQ-67A
Name	Altus Avenger (Predator C) Gnat Gray Eagle (Warrior) Mojave Prowler Predator Reaper (Predator B)

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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