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General Atomics and Spirit Defense team to ramp up FQ-42 fighter-drone production for USAF demand

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General Atomics is working with Spirit Defense, a Boeing subsidiary, to help increase production of its FQ-42 collaborative combat aircraft as the U.S. Air Force seeks fighter drones over the next six years. The partnership points to an effort to build manufacturing capacity around the emerging uncrewed combat-aircraft requirement.

Discovered 2026-10-23T13:55:38.289121-07:00 | 2026-10-23T13:55:38.289121-07:00

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  • The partnership links General Atomics’ FQ-42 program with Spirit Defense’s manufacturing role as the USAF pushes to field fighter drones within six years.
  • Production capacity and industrial participation will be central to meeting that demand; the article provides no output targets, contract value or schedule beyond the six-year timeframe.

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