Congressional back-and-forth over the annual appropriations bill is stalling progress on a key experimentation effort led by the Air Force to field autonomous fighter platforms. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing last April, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter told lawmakers that the effort, known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft, is ready to undergo testing to determine whether the unmanned companion can be successful in various conflict scenarios. “We have established or have funding in the [fiscal year 20]24 budget...
