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Scaling for diverse fleet needs: How many CCA will be acquired per crewed aircraft?

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Scaling for diverse fleet needs: How many CCA will be acquired per crewed aircraft?

23rd February 2026

There is currently no industry standard in the ratio of uncrewed to crewed aircraft. Because collaborative combat aircraft vary widely in capability and crewed-uncrewed teaming availability, while country-specific requirements vary, it is unlikely that a single CCA configuration will meet all operational needs.

Focus on economy over capability highlights the cost imperative for CCA success

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Focus on economy over capability highlights the cost imperative for CCA success

20th February 2026

Striking the right balance between cost and capability is likely to become more crucial in the increasingly competitive collaborative combat aircraft market. Shephard’s special CCA market report examines where the opportunities lie for suppliers.

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Thales rolls out truck-mounted BMD radar

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Thales is in discussions with the French military about a possible truck-mounted variant of its Sea Fire radar system.It could be utilised for missions including ballistic …

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The third European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course for 2017 (EAATTC 17-3) has begun in Zaragoza, Spain, the European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on 30 …

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HH-60W reaches Air Vehicle CDR

2nd June 2017

The US Air Force’s (USAF) Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) programme recently achieved the Air Vehicle critical design review (CDR), preparing the programme to proceed to assembly, test …

Leonardo, IMP re-forms Team Cormorant

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Leonardo, IMP re-forms Team Cormorant

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Leonardo Helicopters and IMP Aerospace and Defence have re-established ‘Team Cormorant’ to target the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF's) upcoming CH-149 and AW101-519 modernisation and conversion …

CANSEC 2017: Canada severs talks with Boeing

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CANSEC 2017 opened in dramatic style on Tuesday as an ongoing dispute between the Canadian government and Boeing boiled over. Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan …

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L3 Wescam details new MX orders

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L3 Wescam has racked up a number of new orders for its MX-series of electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems within the Canadian market, the company …

Stinger missiles destroy UAVs

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A Stinger anti-air missile has intercepted two small UAVs for the first time, Raytheon announced on 1 June . The recent US Army test, carried out at Elgin …

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An undisclosed customer who bought three airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft from Saab is confirmed to be the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Saab made an …

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