Where Are CCAs Headed Next? U.S. Navy Carriers And Swedish Runways

Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast by Guy Ferneyhough

Sep 8, 202631:58News & Politics

Listen in as editors discuss Saab's collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) concept, Europe's evolving uncrewed combat aircraft strategy and the U.S. Navy's ambitious carrier-based CCA plans. Mission-critical defense systems...

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