WASHINGTON — A General Atomics prototype built for the Air Force’s budding Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone wingman program crashed in the California desert today after takeoff, the company said in a statement.
Nobody was injured in the mishap, which occurred “following takeoff from a company-owned airport” at approximately 1 pm Pacific time, the statement said. Flight tests for General Atomics’ YFQ-42A have now been halted “temporarily in an abundance of caution” and will “resume when deemed appropriate.” General Atomics owns and operates Gray Butte Airport near Palmdale, Calif.
An Air Force spokesperson said in a statement to Breaking Defense that the service “is aware of the incident and will follow standard aircraft mishap…
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