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Collaborative Combat Aircraft Offer Potential For More Risk Taking, Air Force Wargaming Director Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 18th, 2024

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Collaborative Combat Aircraft Offer Potential For More Risk Taking, Air Force Wargaming Director Says

Pictured is a model of Anduril Industries' Fury, the company's offering for the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program (Anduril Industries Photo)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Simulations being done with the Air Force’s future unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) are showing that operators are takings risks that they would not with manned aircraft, the director of the service’s wargaming efforts said on Wednesday. The combination of a lower price point expected from acquiring and operating a CCA and the fact that a person’s life is not at risk drives the willingness to take more risks, Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, director, Force Design, Integration and…

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