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General Atomics And Anduril Continue Into CCA EMD; Shield AI, Collins, And Anduril Picked For Mission Autonomy

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, June 17th, 2026

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General Atomics And Anduril Continue Into CCA EMD; Shield AI, Collins, And Anduril Picked For Mission Autonomy

Pictured is a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. photo of one of its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes taking off in California.

The Air Force has chosen both the FQ-42A by General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the FQ-44A by Anduril Industries to continue into engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), while the service picked Shield AI, RTX's [RTX] Collins Aerospace, and Anduril for an initial stab at mission autonomy in EMD. In April 2024, the Air Force chose GA-ASI and Anduril for the technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) phase of CCA out of a field…

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