GA-ASI XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS)

[aonestudio]

General Atomics' XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover

The secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program now has a real aircraft, and it's likely a glimpse of much more to come.

www.twz.com

 

[quellish]

General Atomics' XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover

The secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program now has a real aircraft, and it's likely a glimpse of much more to come.

www.twz.com

Undisclosed location = grey butte

 

[Forest Green]

General Atomics' XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover

The secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program now has a real aircraft, and it's likely a glimpse of much more to come.

www.twz.com

 

[TomcatViP]

While Ticktockers criticize Boeing, the drone that shapes tomorrow Unmanned aviation is a MQ-25....

 

[aonestudio]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_PgybR7ARQ

 

[GeorgeA]

XQ-67A first flight.

AFRL’s XQ-67A makes 1st successful flight

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate successfully flew the XQ-67A, an Off-Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, uncrewed air

www.afrl.af.mil

 

[B2Blain]

Correct me if I am wrong, but OBSS seems to be different than the CCA increment 1, which I believe the AF is shooting for 1/4 the cost or an F-35.

 

[snne]

I really dig this little aircraft! I hope it becomes a part of the future fleet.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1763290186811646031

View: https://twitter.com/AFResearchLab/status/1763290186811646031?t=_NzqIOyjfMgoRqNrXvOB1g&s=19

 

[aonestudio]

GA-ASI Makes First Flight of XQ-67A OBSS

GA-ASI flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on Feb. 28, 2024. OBSS is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) program and GA-ASI was selected in 2021 to design, build and fly the new aircraft.

www.ga-asi.com

 

[Forest Green]

The XQ-67A Has A Secretive, Higher-Performance, Deadly Cousin

The announcement of the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station drone's first flight also disclosed a parallel Off-Board Weapon Station effort.

www.twz.com

 

[Forest Green]

Carmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab

AFRL hopes building drones on a common chassis structure, the way the auto industry builds cars, will let it turn out aircraft cheaper and more quickly.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783650194904481845

View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1783650194904481845

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793660596992582038

View: https://x.com/MergeNewsletter/status/1793660596992582038

 

[TomcatViP]

So, 28th of February?

Notice that there is a bdl ingestion scoop at the base of the inlet and a bypass outlet at the top.

I guess the outlet is to drive the airstream through the S-duct at all regime of flight.

Note also that there is some CGI shots embedded within the video.

 

[aonestudio]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MCwYT6dS3Y

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LtWQ9rT3Eg

 

[bobbymike]

Air Force Releases First Video of XQ-67 CCA Prototype in Flight

The Air Force released the first video of the XQ-67, a prototype for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, its fleet future autonomous drones.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823336241099874593

View: https://x.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1823336241099874593

 

[Forest Green]

Wittman: No 'reservations’ about loyal wingman CCA drones' affordability - Breaking Defense

“I don't have reservations about affordability of CCA, because I think just by their very nature, they want to be much less expensive,” Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense. “What I want to make sure of is that we don't try to take a CCA that's a basic platform and add a bunch of cost to it...

breakingdefense.com

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1835741778894315994

View: https://x.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1835741778894315994

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836065571550499228

View: https://x.com/GenAtomics_ASI/status/1836065571550499228

New Unmanned Combat Aircraft Star in Major Air Force Conference Outside Washington D.C.

Congressional, military and other influential attendees are taking their first look at two revolutionary aircraft types on display at the Air Force Association's annual conference.

www.uav.com

 

[Forest Green]

So can it actually carry any armaments, or is it strictly come sensing?

 

[TomcatViP]

See here perhaps (notice that they all have those large side bays - See furry behind the nose cone and for the GA-ASI CCA where Kindall signed the model):