US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Gets Official Name
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that its collaborative combat aircraft, the YFQ-42A, will be named ‘Dark Merlin’. The aircraft, one of two being developed for the US Air Force’s first increment of its program, conducted its first flights in 2025 and now awaits a potential production award in 2026. This development was reported by Aviation Week.
US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Gets Official Name
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that its collaborative combat aircraft, the YFQ-42A, will be named ‘Dark Merlin’. The aircraft, one of two being developed for the US Air Force’s first increment of its program, conducted its first flights in 2025 and now awaits a potential production award in 2026. This development was reported by Aviation Week.