Kunkel: Wargaming proves CCAs will bring 'unstoppable capability' to air fight

By Vanessa Montalbano / January 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Exercises intended to simulate teaming among fighter drones and manned jets are already confirming the pairing to be a "completely natural" solution to bring "unstoppable capability" to an air-to-air fight, Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, Air Force director of force design, integration and wargaming, said today. “We’ve actually got these [Collaborative Combat Aircraft] in simulators tied with fighters and other platforms to see just exactly how we would use them. And what we found is it’s completely natural,” Kunkel said during...

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