Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue CCA Completes First Fully Autonomous Flight

By ASR Newsdesk · 6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) successfully completed its first fully autonomous flight in Mojave, California. The flight encompassed taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing. This development, part of Northrop Grumman's internally funded Project Talon, aims to advance manufacturing for lower costs and faster production of autonomous systems without compromising mission capability. The company stated this flight is a step towards a new generation of autonomous capabilities.