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Anduril x General Atomics x US Air Force CCA Production

The U.S. Air Force selected Anduril and General Atomics for the production phase of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Anduril will produce the FQ-42A and General Atomics the FQ-44A. Shield AI and Collins Aerospace also received contracts for mission autonomy software.

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Type
deployment
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2026-06-17
2 months ago
Active for
2 months

Who’s involved

Anduril Industriestechnology provider

American defense-technology company (Costa Mesa, founded 2017 by [Palmer Luckey](/people/palmer-luckey), [Brian Schimpf](/people/brian-schimpf), and others) building autonomous air, ground, and maritime systems unified by its [Lattice](/brains/lattice) software platform. Raised a $2.5B Series G at a $30.5B valuation (June 2025); a further round in 2026 was reported at a higher valuation. Building the Arsenal-1 hyperscale manufacturing plant in Ohio.

HQCosta Mesa, California, USAanduril.com8 partnerships

[General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](https://www.ga-asi.com) (GA-ASI) is a military contractor and subsidiary of General Atomics that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications worldwide. Best known for the [MQ-9 Reaper](/models/mq-9-reaper) and MQ-1 Predator drone families, the company is San Diego County's largest defense contractor with approximately 15,000 employees and .2 billion in annual revenue.

HQPoway, California, USAga-asi.com3 partnerships

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  • U.S. Air Force · customer

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Sources (1)

  1. https://defensescoop.com/2026/06/17/air-force-picks-anduril-general-atomics-to-build-first-operational-cca-drones/

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