Collaborative Mission Autonomy: The Key to Next Gen Airpower — Ep. 273

Episode Summary: One of the most cutting-edge topics in combat airpower is collaborative mission autonomy. This is the technology that teams a crewed aircraft, like an F-35 or B-21, with an uncrewed aircraft, like a CCA. Collaboration promises to unlock greater mission effects than what either plane could realize on its own. Heather Penney explores this with Steve Fino and Ryan Bunge from Collins Aerospace. Credits: Host: Heather "Lucky" Penney, Director of Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Ryan Bunge, Vice President & General Manager, Strategic Defense Solutions, Collins Aerospace Guest: Steven "Munch" Fino, Principal Technical Fellow & Technical Director for Autonomy, Collins Aerospace Links:

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Collaborative Mission Autonomy: The Key to Next Gen Airpower — Ep. 273 is an episode from The Aerospace Advantage by The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

This episode is 55:50 long.

This episode was published on Jan 17, 2026.

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