The YFQ-44 was originally designed by
Blue Force Technologies as an
aggressor platform, initially called "Grackle" before being renamed "REDmedium" and eventually "Fury", to simulate high-end threats. Blue Force Technologies was acquired by Anduril in 2023, and the Fury design was adapted as a submission for the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) CCA program. The design was eventually selected as one of the two winners of the Increment I CCA alongside the
General Atomics YFQ-42. The Fury's design as of 2023 is a fighter-like UCAV that is approximately half the dimensions of an
F-16 Fighting Falcon. Its configuration consists of swept trapezoidal wings, a chin-mounted inlet, a
cruciform tail arrangement with
stabilators and a single vertical stabilizer, and weapons mounted on external hardpoints. The aircraft is designed to fly at up to and Mach 0.95, and capable of pulling a maximum of 9
g, while sustaining up to 4.5
g at about . The Fury is to be powered by a single
Williams FJ44-4M turbofan engine producing of thrust and has a maximum gross takeoff weight of . A mockup of the design was showcased during a September 2024 USAF conference. The aircraft received its formal designation during the 2025
Air & Space Forces Association symposium. Flight testing was expected to begin in the summer of 2025, but it was still delayed into September 2025. The first flight occurred on 31 October 2025. == Specifications (estimated) ==