The heavily armed gunship poured fire on the enemy, clearing the way for helicopters to rescue wounded troops.

"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot and squadron commander said.

The U.S. Air Force is developing a new type of uncrewed weapon system called Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The Air Force plans to fly CCAs alongside new and existing crewed fighter jets to ...