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Autonomous Systems · Collaborative Combat Aircraftus air forcegeneral atomicsandurilshield ai

Air Force Awards First CCA Production Contracts to General Atomics and Anduril, Keeping Both Designs Alive

The FQ-42 and FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft designs are both cleared for production in a deliberate dual-vendor structure, with Anduril, Shield AI, and Collins Aerospace separately contracted for the autonomy layer.

Jun 18, 202618:37

Unmanned Systems & Autonomy · Collaborative Combat Aircraftu.s. air forcegeneral atomicsandurilshield ai

Air Force Awards First CCA Production Contracts to General Atomics and Anduril in Dual-Track Decision

Rather than picking a single winner, the Air Force is advancing both the FQ-42 and FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft designs into manufacturing simultaneously, marking the program's first crossing from development into production.

Jun 18, 202618:37