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  "path": "/2026/02/23/yfq-42-cca-named-dark-merlin/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T14:10:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://theaviationist.com",
  "tags": [
    "Drones",
    "Collaborative Combat Aircraft",
    "GA-ASI",
    "General Atomics Aeronautical Systems",
    "YFQ-42A",
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  "textContent": "GA-ASI has named its YFQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft as Dark Merlin, a small, fierce falcon species which hunts other falcons while collaborating in groups. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced on Feb. 23, 2026, the decision to name Dark Merlin its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The selection of the name of a specific […]",
  "title": "YFQ-42 CCA Named Dark Merlin"
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