# Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at US Air Force Bases: deployment

Canonical ID: `f146688e-91fe-4736-8b71-820cbf1d2966`

[Anduril](/companies/anduril.md)'s [Fury](/models/anduril-fury.md) (YFQ-44A) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) completed first flight test with Shield AI's Hivemind software in February 2026. The Pentagon is integrating autonomous AI pilot software into low-cost uncrewed combat attack systems as part of the LUCAS drone program.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** US Air Force
- **Program:** CCA (Collaborative Combat Aircraft)
- **AI integration:** Shield AI Hivemind

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** anduril-fury-us-air-force-bases
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)](/models/anduril-fury.md) (id: `adcf5572-bae9-4748-933e-39c8b86046a8`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Anduril Industries](/companies/anduril.md) (id: `7bdb9a35-31c5-4740-bddd-8756fdd5f0c4`)
- **Location:** [US Air Force Bases](/locations/us-air-force-bases.md) (id: `da9a3c9c-3f2a-4cbb-8bba-4b7c4fc97495`)
- **First seen:** 2026-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Pentagon taps Shield AI for low-cost drone program** · https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/pentagon-taps-shield-ai-for-low-cost-missile-program.html · 2026-02-01

## Common questions

### What is the Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) deployment at US Air Force Bases?

Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), built by Anduril Industries, is recorded as a deployment at US Air Force Bases on the DEPLOY registry. Anduril Industries operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at US Air Force Bases?

Anduril Industries, the manufacturer of Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) deployment at US Air Force Bases go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) deployment at US Air Force Bases?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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