LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
The Department of the Air Force officially named its newest Collaborative Combat Aircraft the FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury during Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink's keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 14.
Revealing the official names was a natural next step for the CCA program as the Air Force modernizes the nation's aerial combat fleet.
"Naming these aircraft is more than ceremonial, it connects the ingenuity and courage of our past with the cutting-edge capabilities our Airmen will command in future conflicts," Meink said. "Fury and Vengeance represent the future of in...