A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is an unmanned combat aircraft powered by artificial intelligence and designed to operate together with manned fighter jets as autonomous wingmen.
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Defines the CCA concept and role relative to manned fighters.
Some Collaborative Combat Aircraft designs incorporate human supervisory controls, including mission-abort mechanisms (often called 'kill switches') and explicit requirements for a human operator to approve lethal actions.
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Describes common human-in-the-loop safety and control features applied to unmanned combat aircraft designs.
Developers of Collaborative Combat Aircraft may pursue mass-producible designs that use commercial off-the-shelf engines and parts manufacturable by many suppliers to reduce production complexity and cost compared with traditional fighter jets.
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Describes a manufacturing and cost-reduction approach for unmanned combat aircraft programs.