{"id":6407176,"date":"2026-07-20T11:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/cca-collaborative-combat-aircraft-red-flag-kendall-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:04:21","slug":"cca-collaborative-combat-aircraft-red-flag-kendall-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/cca-collaborative-combat-aircraft-red-flag-kendall-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"I droni stanno arrivando a Red Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>Ogni dibattito sugli aerei da combattimento autonomi giunge inevitabilmente alla stessa domanda, e non \u00e8 di natura tecnica. La domanda \u00e8 se la persona in cabina di pilotaggio si fider\u00e0 del velivolo che vola sotto la sua ala.<\/p>\r\n<p>Frank Kendall, che ha guidato l&#039;aeronautica militare statunitense come Segretario dal 2021 al 2025, ha trascorso un&#039;ora con il Mitchell Institute il 16 luglio sostenendo che questa \u00e8 ora la variabile critica nel programma Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Non la spinta. Non la fusione dei sensori. La fiducia. E il modo per costruirla, ha suggerito, \u00e8 quello di impiegare i droni nell&#039;esercitazione Red Flag e vedere cosa succede.<\/p>\r\n<p>Aveva anche una risposta per chiunque si aspettasse che i piloti da caccia si opponessero all&#039;idea di avere dei gregari robot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 24px 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;\">Informazioni rapide<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Chi:<\/strong> Frank Kendall, Segretario dell&#039;Aeronautica degli Stati Uniti dal 2021 al 2025, ora commentatore e autore.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Dove:<\/strong> Evento Aerospace Nation del Mitchell Institute, 16 luglio 2026, intervista del tenente generale David Deptula (in pensione).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>L&#039;aereo:<\/strong> YFQ-42A (General Atomics) e YFQ-44A Fury (Anduril)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Primi voli:<\/strong> YFQ-42A agosto 2025, YFQ-44A ottobre 2025<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Produzione:<\/strong> Contratti di giugno 2026 a entrambe le societ\u00e0 per i primi 150 aeromobili nell&#039;ambito dell&#039;Incremento 1<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Dove si trovano ora:<\/strong> prove di sviluppo in California, valutazione operativa con l&#039;Unit\u00e0 Operativa Sperimentale presso la base aerea di Nellis<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Unit\u00e0 di preparazione:<\/strong> La base aerea di Beale, in California, \u00e8 stata designata come sito preferenziale nel maggio 2025.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Stato di allerta:<\/strong> Non \u00e8 ancora stata annunciata alcuna partecipazione alle attivit\u00e0 extracurriculari.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">La citazione che conta<\/h2>\r\n<p>L&#039;aspettativa, ripetuta all&#039;infinito nei commenti, \u00e8 che i piloti da caccia si opporranno a questa idea. Sono una comunit\u00e0 notoriamente orgogliosa, la cui intera identit\u00e0 professionale \u00e8 legata all&#039;essere la persona ai comandi dell&#039;aereo. Dare loro un gregario senza equipaggio significa, in teoria, dare loro un sostituto.<\/p>\r\n<p>Kendall pose la domanda a un pilota dell&#039;Air Combat Command che lavorava sulle tattiche CCA e rifer\u00ec la risposta.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cHo chiesto perch\u00e9 non ci fosse pi\u00f9 resistenza a tutto ci\u00f2, e la sua risposta \u00e8 stata: &quot;Signore, queste cose ci salveranno la vita&quot;.\"<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Frank Kendall<\/strong> \u2014 Ex Segretario dell&#039;Aeronautica degli Stati Uniti, presso il Mitchell Institute, 16 luglio 2026<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Questo riassume l&#039;intero programma in una sola frase. Un CCA non compete con il pilota per la gloria. Compete con il pilota per il compito di essere il primo a entrare nell&#039;inviluppo di tiro del missile terra-aria. Inquadrata in questo modo, la resistenza culturale che tutti avevano previsto svanisce in gran parte.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nxKse1bgWj8\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Qui sopra trovate l&#039;intera sessione di Aerospace Nation, se volete ascoltare Kendall senza filtri e non attraverso un post di blog.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Perch\u00e9 proprio Red Flag?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Red Flag, con sede a Nellis dal 1975, nasce da una triste scoperta statistica emersa durante la guerra del Vietnam: le probabilit\u00e0 di sopravvivenza di un pilota da combattimento aumentano drasticamente dopo circa dieci missioni. La soluzione fu quella di simulare quelle prime dieci missioni nel deserto del Nevada, contro una forza aggressore professionista, prima che qualcuno rispondesse al fuoco per davvero.<\/p>\r\n<p>Questo \u00e8 precisamente il problema che le CCA presentano ora, con una sola modifica. Non \u00e8 il drone ad aver bisogno delle dieci missioni, bens\u00ec l&#039;essere umano che impara a lavorare con esso.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%;\"><img data-opt-id=208150422  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/yfq-44a-anduril-fury-ground-test.jpg\" alt=\"Il velivolo da combattimento collaborativo Anduril YFQ-44A Fury durante i test a terra.\" width=\"1024\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Il caccia Anduril YFQ-44A Fury durante i test a terra. Nel luglio 2026 \u00e8 diventato il primo aereo da combattimento di precisione statunitense a lanciare un missile aria-aria. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>L&#039;interesse specifico di Kendall riguarda un numero che nessuno conosce ancora: quanti droni un singolo pilota pu\u00f2 effettivamente dirigere mentre pilota un caccia e partecipa a uno scontro a fuoco. La risposta fornita dal marketing \u00e8 sempre stata vaga e ottimistica. La risposta reale dipende dal carico di lavoro in cabina di pilotaggio, dalla progettazione dell&#039;interfaccia, dal grado di autonomia del velivolo e dalla stanchezza del pilota. Questo dato non si ottiene in laboratorio. Si ottiene con esercitazioni, ripetute pi\u00f9 volte, con persone che cercano di vincere.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00c8 quindi una coincidenza che l&#039;Unit\u00e0 Operativa Sperimentale che valuta entrambi i tipi di CCA si trovi gi\u00e0 a Nellis, dove si svolge l&#039;esercitazione Red Flag. Gli aerei e l&#039;esercitazione si trovano sulla stessa pista.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">A che punto siamo effettivamente?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Pi\u00f9 lontano di quanto la maggior parte delle persone si renda conto. Entrambi gli aerei dell&#039;Incremento 1 hanno gi\u00e0 effettuato il loro primo volo: l&#039;YFQ-42A nell&#039;agosto 2025 e l&#039;YFQ-44A nell&#039;ottobre 2025. Nel giugno 2026 l&#039;Aeronautica Militare ha rinunciato a scegliere un vincitore e ha invece ordinato entrambi, affidando a General Atomics e Anduril la fornitura dei primi 150 velivoli, con consegne previste entro la fine del decennio. \u00c8 stata inoltre designata un&#039;unit\u00e0 di pronto intervento presso la base di Beale.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il 15 luglio, pochi giorni prima del discorso di Kendall, un YFQ-44A lanci\u00f2 un missile AIM-120 AMRAAM contro un bersaglio sopra il deserto del Mojave, il primo missile aria-aria lanciato da un aereo da combattimento collaborativo americano. Un essere umano si occup\u00f2 del meccanismo di sgancio. Ma l&#039;aereo che lo trasport\u00f2, lo segu\u00ec e lo lanci\u00f2 non aveva nessuno a bordo.<\/p>\r\n<p>In sintesi, la sequenza \u00e8 questa: vola, spara, ne vengono ordinati in grandi quantit\u00e0 e la domanda che rimane \u00e8 se gli squadroni saranno effettivamente in grado di utilizzarli in combattimento. \u00c8 proprio a quest&#039;ultimo punto che risponde l&#039;esercitazione Red Flag, e l&#039;Aeronautica Militare non ha ancora comunicato quando i droni arriveranno in Nevada.<\/p>\r\n<p>Allo stato attuale, non ci vorr\u00e0 molto.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Fonti: Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, TWZ, Airforce Technology, Congressional Research Service, US Air Force.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f0f4ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0 8px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #333;\">Post correlati<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/yfq-44a-fury-cca-first-aim-120-missile-2026\/\">Il robot assistente americano lancia il suo primo missile<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/red-flag-military-excercise-at-nellis-afb\/\">Red Flag alla base aerea di Nellis: l&#039;addestramento definitivo al combattimento aereo.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/airbus-ravenstorm-helsing-ca-1ea-europe-combat-drones-ila-2026\/\">L&#039;Europa lancia i suoi robot aiutanti<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/f-15ex-mq-28-ghost-bat-first-teaming-valiant-shield-2026\/\">Un&#039;aquila e un fantasma volano insieme<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Kendall afferma che il prossimo passo per gli aerei da combattimento collaborativi \u00e8 Red Flag e che i piloti da caccia sono meno restii ai gregari robotici di quanto tutti pensassero.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":6406985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6407176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Drones Are Coming to Red Flag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Frank Kendall says putting collaborative combat aircraft into Red Flag is the next critical step, and that fighter pilots want them. 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