Anduril: Lengthy government shutdown could delay YFQ-44A first flight

By Vanessa Montalbano / October 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The ongoing government shutdown could eventually set back the first flight of Anduril Industries' YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, company founder Palmer Luckey said in a statement to Inside Defense . “If the shutdown continues, there could be impacts to our schedule, but we haven’t actually seen that yet,” he said. Luckey's comments come after several outlets reported earlier this week that the lapse in appropriations is already impacting the schedule of YFQ-44A’s initial takeoff. Anduril’s founder reportedly said the government...

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