Air Force begins ground testing for CCA program

Updated: 3:36 p.m. ET.The Air Force has started ground-testing its prototype robot wingmen ahead of their first flight this summer, the service announced today.The tests of the collaborative combat aircraft will focus on “propulsion systems, avionics, autonomy integration, and ground control interfaces. These assessments will validate performance, inform future design decisions, and prepare the systems for flight testing later this year,” the service said.This ground test phase &ldqu