FQ-42 Vengeance
One of the US Air Force’s two Increment 1 collaborative combat aircraft. The FQ-42 brings General Atomics into a jet-powered teaming programme alongside its established remotely piloted aircraft business.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Collaborative aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- YFQ-42A
- Variants / configurations
- CCA Increment 1 FQ-42
- Operators / programme customers
- US Air Force — CCA programme customer
Evidence & current status
The cited order or production decision is distinct from delivery, operational acceptance and the eventual fleet size.
Role & capabilities
- Collaborative mission autonomy
- Integration with crewed aviation
- USAF CCA Increment 1
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing collaborative combat aircraft
Broad aircraft class established in the linked programme account; detailed performance remains undisclosed here.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
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Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
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Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
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