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(Lockheed Martin)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/06/northrop-grummans-yfq-48a-cca-completes-first-fully-autonomous-flight/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-06T15:46:33.263Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-06T15:46:33.263Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A CCA completes first fully autonomous flight]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gk_HEPJeAnP2BLj-khmjUy9RCLo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/H3272IDWLNHR5HGYVSZSTAEFN4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue demonstrates a successful fully autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing in Mojave, California. 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