USAF pursues Massed Modular Aircraft to replace costly MQ-9 losses

The article notes the USAF is accelerating a lower-cost, more attritable MQ-9 replacement concept dubbed the Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA), targeting roughly $10M per airframe (excluding sensors). It also cites specific candidate designs (e.g., General Atomics Wildfire, Swarm Aero Gamera), reflecting a shift toward modular, massed unmanned aircraft driven by heavy MQ-9 combat losses. This is an innovation in force design/procurement aimed at sustaining UAV operations under high attrition.