Netherlands Joins US Air Force’s CCA Program Written 17 October 2025
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Concepts of the uncrewed fighter aircraft YFQ-42A (bottom) and the YFQ-44A. | Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Anduril Industries; US Air Force
Aviation Week reports, “The Netherlands has joined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program as part of an effort to grow the effectiveness of its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet. Dutch State Secretary Gijs Tuinman signed a letter of intent to join the initiative in Washington on Oct. 16. But it is unclear whether the Netherlands will simply become an observer of the program or make an investment in CCA development.”
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