Anduril Fury
The YFQ-44A Fury is America's jet-powered semi-autonomous fighter drone — a collaborative combat aircraft designed to team with crewed fighters, carry air-to-air missiles, and provide affordable mass for the US Air Force's next-generation airpower.
Anduril’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1 aircraft, designated YFQ-44A for the prototype and FQ-44 Fury for production by the US Air Force.
Overview
The US Air Force assigned Anduril’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype the designation YFQ-44A on 3 March 2025, with the “Y” identifying prototype status. The US Air Force officially announced FQ-44 Fury as the production aircraft’s name on 14 September 2026. The US Air Force awarded Anduril’s FQ-44 and General Atomics’ FQ-42 CCA Increment 1 engineering-and-manufacturing-development and production contracts on 17 June 2026. One YFQ-44A prototype was delivered to the Experimental Operations Unit at Creech Air Force Base in August 2026, the US Air Force announced in September.
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