XQ-67A Drone’s First Flight: A Leap Forward for U.S. Air Force’s Future Combat Aircraft

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force recently conducted the first flight of the General Atomics XQ-67A unmanned aerial system (UAS) at Gray Butte Field Airport in Palmdale, California. The flight, part of the Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program, was captured in a 90-second video clip released by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

-The XQ-67A, a promising addition to the future fleet of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), completed three flights to date and received an...