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Oct 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Air Force begins planning CCA drone sustainment
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The U.S. Air Force has begun developing a sustainment framework for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Lt. Gen. Linda Hurry, head of Air Force Materiel Command, said Wednesday at a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event. The service plans to field 500 CCA platforms by 2032, with maintenance support intended to keep them flying and combat-ready.
WHO: Lt. Gen. Linda Hurry, commander of Air Force Materiel Command
WHAT: Hurry said the Air Force has begun developing a sustainment framework for Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
WHEN: Oct 21, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The framework is being developed so the Air Force’s maintenance enterprise is ready to keep the drones flying and combat-ready once they are fielded.
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