Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has said the service plans to 1,000 CCAs: 300 F-35s will get two drones apiece, as will 200 of the planned Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, aircraft.

Source: https://www.nextgov.com/defense/2023/08/buying-usafs-future-robot-wingmen-will-not-be-business-usual/389262/

Could the X-44 Inspire the NGAD?

Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/x-44-manta-what-new-ngad-stealth-fighter-could-someday-look-207505

That development should also be taken into account when considering the $300 million per NGAD cost.

Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/too-expensive-ngad-6th-generation-fighters-could-cost-300-million-plane-208247