On September 14, 2026, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced the official names of the service's first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury, during his keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

The General Atomics-built FQ-42 will be known as "Vengeance," while Anduril Industries' FQ-44 will be known as "Fury." Both are semi-autonomous, uncrewed aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighters.

In June, the Air Force entered the first production increment for 150 Vengeance and Fury aircraft. The service intends to field about 500 combat-ready, semi-autonomous systems by 2032, with an overall fleet size of roughly 1,000 aircraft.

The names mark a new stage in the Air Force's effort to field uncrewed "wingman" aircraft that extend the reach, awareness and survivability of American airpower in contested environments.

Source: U.S. Air Force