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Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)

U.S. Air Force program for uncrewed, semi-autonomous combat aircraft that team with crewed fighters. Increment 1 air vehicles are General Atomics' FQ-42 and Anduril's FQ-44, which moved to EMD and production contracts in June 2026; mission autonomy software is bought separately.

ProductionU.S. Air ForceCCACCA Increment 1
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Roles as recorded: a prime holds the contract, teammates and subcontractors build under it, competing bidders bid against it, operators field the result.

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    Government recordAir Force advances future of air superiority with CCA contracts

    U.S. Air Force · Jun 17, 2026 · Supports Program, Program · program participant:anduril-industries, Program · program participant:general-atomics-aeronautical-systems

    “The Air Force awarded engineering and manufacturing development and production contracts to General Atomics, FQ-42, and Anduril, FQ-44, for CCA Increment 1.”
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    Government recordAir Force designates two Mission Design Series for collaborative combat aircraft

    U.S. Air Force · Mar 3, 2025 · Supports Program, Program · program participant:anduril-industries, Program · program participant:general-atomics-aeronautical-systems

    “The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today: the YFQ-42A (General Atomics) and the YFQ-44A (Anduril).”

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