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deployment2026-06-18 00:00 UTC🇺🇸 United States (U.S. Air Force announcement)
US Air Force awards first CCA production contracts to General Atomics and Anduril
The U.S. Air Force announced it cleared its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft for production, awarding contracts to General Atomics (FQ-42A) and Anduril (FQ-44A). The service also opened a competition among six firms for autonomy software to operate the semi-autonomous unmanned aircraft.
DETAILS
Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-06-18 00:00
Reported
2026-06-18
Location
United States (U.S. Air Force announcement)
Coordinates
39.7837, -100.4459
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No damage reported; procurement/production contract awards and software competition announcement.
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