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USAF Confirms Five Companies Under Contract for CCA

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

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USAF Confirms Five Companies Under Contract for CCA

Pictured is a General Atomics' illustration of its future Gambit 2 air-to-air drone. (Image: General Atomics)

The U.S. Air Force confirmed on Jan. 24 that it has contracted with five teams--led by Anduril, Boeing [BA], General Atomics, Lockheed Martin [LMT], and Northrop Grumman [NOC]--to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has posited a buy of 1,000 CCAs to deploy from and aid Lockheed Martin F-35As and Next Generation Air Dominance manned fighters, but some top service officials are suggesting the need for a significantly higher target number of CCAs. The service wants…

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