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The Double Structure of Digital Sovereignty
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Kim Kyung-jin, Attorney at Law
This is a record of 2026, when European intelligence agencies and defense ministries began removing analytics tools from America’s Palantir. It covers the replacement decisions made by France’s General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), and the Netherlands Ministry of Defense; the incident in which US export controls severed an ally’s ac…
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Artificial Intelligence in Horticulture
Kim Kyung-jin, Attorney at Law
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Kim Kyung-jin, Attorney at Law
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Kim Kyung-jin, Attorney at Law
AI in clinical care, hospitals, education, and research
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[AI Library] Chapter 19. General Atomics YFQ-42A and Anduril YFQ-44A Fury
Chapter 19. General Atomics YFQ-42A and Anduril YFQ-44A Fury
General Atomics YFQ-42A and Enduril YFQ-44A Fury It was at an airfield in California on August 27, 2025. There was a strange-looking aircraft standing at the end of the runway. There was no cockpit canopy. There were no windows. The aircraft, which looked like a winged dagger, started gliding down the runway with its jet engines roaring. Then it lifted its nose into the sky and took off. YFQ-42A. It was the first flight of the Cooperative Combat Aircraft (CCA) built by General Atomics. I've been at the controls of the F-16 Viper for over 20 years.
When I made a sharp turn over Iraq to avoid enemy anti-aircraft missiles, there was always a human wingman by my side. His breathing could be heard over the radio, and they flew through the sky, risking each other's lives. But now a machine has taken the wingman's place. A fearless partner of steel, without a drop of blood flowing. We need to start by looking at the name YFQ-42A. 'Y' stands for the production representative prototype. It's not a finished product yet. 'F' is Fighter. And 'Q' means uncrewed. This is the first time that the U.S. Air Force has given a ‘fighter’ designation to an unmanned aerial vehicle.
It's not just an alphabet prank. It is a declaration that unmanned aerial vehicles will be placed at the center of battle. It is a promise to give equal budget priority, operational priority, and development priority to fighter aircraft. You must first know about the company General Atomics. It is called the godfather of the unmanned aerial vehicle world. MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. You've probably heard these names. These are the same drones that delivered death from the sky to terrorists in the skies of the Middle East.
Over the past 30 years, we have delivered more than 1,200 unmanned aerial vehicles, and the flight time is close to 9 million hours. At every moment, somewhere on Earth, more than 50 General Atomics aircraft are flying in the sky. If it's a combat drone made by a company like this, you can have confidence that it will at least 'work properly'. The YFQ-42A evolved from a prototype called the XQ-67A. It was an aircraft that applied the concept of ‘Offboard Sensing Station (OBSS)’. This is a project ordered by an Air Force research institute, and the core idea is the concept of 'Genus and Species'.
The idea is to keep the basic framework the same and change the nose, wings, and sensors depending on the mission. In terms of automobiles, sedans and SUVs are made from the same frame. Let me explain why this is important on the battlefield. Imagine you run out of parts at a forward base. If your reconnaissance drone and attack drone use different parts, you should have both in stock. But what if the basic parts are the same? Reduces nightmares for maintenance workers. The sighs of logistics managers
It is reduced by half. Wars are not won with bullets alone. The supply and demand of a single part or screw can determine victory or defeat. Looking at the appearance of the YFQ-42A, it is similar to, but different from, the XQ-67A. There is an air intake at the top of the fuselage, and the elongated body has slender wings. It is equipped with a V-shaped tail rotor and can carry two AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles in its internal weapons bay. To improve stealth performance, serrated edges were applied to the air intakes, a design seen on the B-2 stealth bomber.
David Alexander, President of General Atomics, said: “Thanks to our collaboration with the Air Force, we were able to build and fly the YFQ-42A in just over a year. This is an incredible achievement.” The first flight was successful 16 months after signing the contract. Think back to the days when it took 20 years to develop a fighter jet. Consider how long it took for the F-35 to be first conceived and put into production. 16 months is a speed close to a miracle. The core of YFQ-42A's autonomous flight is based on data accumulated over more than five years.
The AI was trained through repeated flight tests using a jet drone called the MQ-20 Avenger owned by General Atomics. This Avenger is an aircraft that no other competitor has. AI grown on millions of hours of flight data. That's the brains of the YFQ-42A. Two months later, on October 31st, it was Halloween evening. Victorville, Southern California. Another monster took to the sky at Southern California Logistics Airport. YFQ-44A. It was a combat drone named ‘Fury’ created by Anduril Industries. Anduril is a completely different kind of company than General Atomics. Founder Palmer Luckey.
This young man's first creation was not a fighter jet, but a VR headset. Oculus Rift. This is the device that opened up the world of virtual reality. After selling the company to Facebook for billions of dollars, he entered the defense industry. A young man enters a meeting at the Ministry of Defense wearing shorts and slippers. Ethan, who laughs at the rules of existing defense companies. The company he created is Anduril. Fury's history dates back to the late 2010s. There was a small company called Blue Force Technologies. They created a 'virtual aggressor' drone used in US Air Force training.
This is a drone that plays the role of an enemy when our pilots train in air combat. Anduril acquired the company in 2023. And I created Fury.
Jason Levine, Senior Vice President of Air Superiority and Strike at Anduril said: “It took 556 days from blank design to first flight, faster than any major fighter program in recent history.” 556 days. It's less than a year and a half. While existing defense companies were handing out design change documents, Enduril was already flying. The core of the Fury isn't the hardware. It's software. There is an operating system called ‘Lattice’. It is a platform that connects all sensors and weapons on the battlefield. And AI runs on top of that. Levin explained it this way: “The YFQ-44A was not designed to be a remotely piloted aircraft.
From its first flight, and forevermore, it will fly semi-autonomously. There is no pilot behind the scenes manipulating the stick and throttles.” Let me explain what it means. Existing drones are controlled remotely by a pilot on the ground holding the control stick. That's how the MQ-9 Reaper works. But Fury is different. With the push of a button, Fury taxis, takes off, and flies. You enter a mission plan, and it executes it on its own. Landing is as easy as one button. Humans are ‘on the loop’, but not ‘in the loop’. This means monitoring but not direct control. Let’s take a look at Fury’s performance. Maximum altitude of 50,000 feet.
Mach 0.95, almost the speed of sound. Up to 9G maneuverability is possible. 9G means pressing with a force equivalent to 9 times your own body weight. This is a load that could cause a human pilot to faint. But it doesn't matter to Fury. Blood doesn't rush to the head, and the vision doesn't go dark. Just maneuver. The engine is a Williams FJ44-4M turbofan. It produces 4,000 pounds of thrust. The maximum takeoff weight is approximately 2,270 kilograms. This is a family of engines used in business jets, and was chosen to ensure performance while lowering costs. Anduril is also obsessed with production speed.
We are building a facility called ‘Arsenal-1’ in Columbus, Ohio. It is 5 million square feet in size. We are planning to film Fury here. Levin said: “While waiting for Arsenal-1, we more than doubled our manufacturing speed. We made hundreds of adjustments at the design stage to increase productivity.” Prototype production is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2026. So what do these two aircraft actually do? First, it acts as a bait. It catches the enemy's radar, attracts their attention, and attracts the enemy's surface-to-air missiles. While the enemy rains down missiles, the manned fighter jet safely escapes.
Second, it serves as a sensor truck. At an angle that a manned fighter cannot see
Find books and share that information through data links. Third, it acts as an armed carrier. Manned fighter jets stay outside the danger zone, while drones move inside and launch missiles. I'll be honest. All of these roles are things pilots don't want to do. Why? Because there is a high probability of dying. It enters the enemy's air defense network first, hits the enemy's missiles on its behalf, and performs dangerous missions on its behalf. This is now done by machines. This is because the human pilot's life is precious. The U.S. Air Force announced that it would deploy more than 1,000 CCAs.
Whether to buy the YFQ-42A, YFQ-44A, or both will be decided in fiscal year 2026. Until then, both aircraft will continue flight testing. Expand the flight envelope and verify system integration at Edwards Air Force Base and Nellis Air Force Base. Let us summarize the meaning of these two gases. The YFQ-42A is an experienced wolf. Based on 30 years of experience, we use reliability and modularity as our weapons. It can be modified depending on the mission and is advantageous for mass production. He is a loyal partner who quietly does what I need. The YFQ-44A Fury is a hungry coyote.
Armed with the speed of Silicon Valley and a software-first philosophy. Autonomy for takeoff and landing with the push of a button. Fast development cycle and low-cost mass production. We have ambitions to break the rules of the existing defense industry. This is what it feels like to look at these two from the cockpit. YFQ-42A is 'the flexible number you need to survive'. YFQ-44A is 'the aggressive companion you need to hit first'. Both assume the doctrine of one human pilot commanding two or three drones. The era of Top Gun is not over. However, Top Gun's wingmen are no longer only human. Pilots are changing from heroes to command nodes.
Victory or defeat will not be determined by a single act of God, but by dozens of reasonable sacrifices. That's uncomfortable? Air combat was originally an uncomfortable game.
Kim Kyung-jin
Attorney · Former Member of the National Assembly · AI Policy Researcher
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