Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown
What happened
We have a significant update on the fast-moving world of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) out of Mojave, California today. Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue, which now has the official designation YFQ-48A, has taken to the skies for the first time.
Quoted from The War Zone, 3 October 2026, under that publisher's own terms. Short attributed quotation, 39 of 40 words quoted.
The facts
- What happened
- News item
- When
- 3 October 2026
- The company
- Northrop Grumman, OEM
- Market segment
- Uncrewed systems, Defense
- Where the entry came from
- Found in the public record
- First in the record
- 4 October 2026
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- The War Zone, Tyler Rogoway, 3 October 2026
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