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A YFQ-42A Dark Merlin Collaborative Combat Aircraft assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit approaches Creech Air Force Base, Nev., July 22, 2026. The aircraft is designed to increase tactical flexibility by operating alongside crewed aircraft in contested, dynamic environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen)
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Creech Air Force Base, Nev. - A YFQ-42A Dark Merlin Collaborative Combat Aircraft assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit approaches Creech Air Force Base, Nev., July 22, 2026. The aircraft is designed to increase tactical flexibility by operating alongside crewed aircraft in contested, dynamic environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen)


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