諾格無人作戰平台獲編號 YFQ-48A　正式納入美空軍 CCA 次階段評估

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利爪無人機，獲美空軍授予YFQ-48A型號（圖片取自DVIDS網站）

美國空軍日前正式賦予諾斯洛普格魯曼集團新一代無人作戰載具「利爪」（Project Talon）YFQ-48A 的型號編碼，象徵該案已被納入美空軍「協同戰鬥航空器系統」（CCA）後續發展架構，並具備參與「增量2」（Increment 2）競逐的制度性資格。
The U.S. Air Force has formally assigned the designation YFQ-48A to Northrop Grumman’s next-generation unmanned combat platform known as Project Talon, signaling its inclusion in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) development framework and eligibility to compete in Increment 2.

根據軍事專業媒體《The War Zone》分析，YFQ-48A是繼通用原子推出的 YFQ-42A 與 Anduril 所研製的 YFQ-44A 之後，第3款獲得「YFQ」序列編號的無人戰機構型，顯示美國空軍正同步推進多條技術路線，評估不同產業團隊所提出的設計成熟度與作戰潛力。
According to The War Zone, YFQ-48A becomes the third unmanned combat aircraft to receive a YFQ-series designation, following General Atomics’ YFQ-42A and Anduril’s YFQ-44A—highlighting the U.S. Air Force’s parallel evaluation of multiple design paths and industrial teams.

美國空軍亦證實，目前已有9家企業取得 CCA「增量2」計畫的初期概念改進合約，目的在於拓展設計空間、降低技術風險，並為未來量產階段預作準備。外界普遍認為，諾格集團的 YFQ-48A 極可能名列其中，後續將依測試成果與成本效益評估，決定是否進入實體原型與飛行驗證階段。
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that nine companies have been awarded early concept refinement contracts under CCA Increment 2, aimed at expanding design options and reducing technical risk. Industry observers widely believe YFQ-48A is among them, pending further evaluation for prototype and flight test phases.

相較於 CCA「增量1」偏重高性能、高單價的先進無人機方案，「增量2」的規劃方向明顯轉向成本可控、可快速量產的作戰平台，同時納入盟邦操作需求與跨國協同作戰考量，反映美空軍對未來高消耗空戰環境的務實調整。
In contrast to Increment 1’s focus on high-end, high-cost unmanned aircraft, Increment 2 places greater emphasis on affordability, rapid producibility, and allied interoperability—reflecting the U.S. Air Force’s pragmatic response to future high-intensity, attrition-based air warfare.

在設計層面，YFQ-48A採取高度簡化的結構邏輯，大幅削減零組件數量，並全面導入複合材料以降低重量與生產成本，同時提升組裝效率。其外型配置包含低展弦比拉姆達翼型、機背進氣設計與外傾 V 型垂直尾翼，兼顧低可偵測性與機動性能，並不排除未來採用機腹彈艙，以支援制空與對地打擊等多元任務。
From a design perspective, YFQ-48A emphasizes structural simplification, significantly reducing part counts and extensively using composite materials to lower weight and manufacturing costs while improving assembly efficiency. Its configuration—featuring a low-aspect-ratio lambda wing, dorsal intake, and canted V-tail—balances low observability and maneuverability, with a potential internal weapons bay to support air superiority and strike missions.

整體而言，YFQ-48A的出現，不僅代表諾斯洛普格魯曼在無人戰機領域持續布局，也反映美國空軍正以多元方案並行的方式，加速建構未來「有人／無人協同作戰」的核心空中戰力。
Overall, the emergence of YFQ-48A underscores Northrop Grumman’s continued investment in unmanned combat aviation and reflects the U.S. Air Force’s multi-track approach to rapidly building a future force centered on manned–unmanned teaming.