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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

USAF moves Collaborative Combat Aircraft to Increment 1 production with GA-ASI and Anduril awards

The U.S. Air Force awarded production contracts for Increment 1 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program to General Atomics and Anduril, including air vehicle work and mission autonomy software. The decision brings the CCA concept from rapid prototyping into manufacturing for the first operational fleet.

The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

USAF Orders Both General Atomics' FQ-42 And Anduril's FQ-44 Into Production

Breaking Defense • Aaron Mehta, Michael Marrow

Air Force picks General Atomics, Anduril to build first CCA drone wingmen

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag, Reuters, The Aviationist, ex2.com.au, Defense Scoop, Defense Daily, anduril.com, ga-asi.com, Defense One and 3 more

2026-06-17T14:21:04.826761-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dominik Sipinski

All Iranian sanctions to be lifted - report

By ch-aviation: The United States is prepared to lift all sanctions on Iran, including multiple designations against various airlines, according to the leaked memorandum of understanding for a deal ending the conflict between the countries.

Also: AirForceTimes

2026-06-17T13:18:42.114950-07:00

Honeywell AI Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Breaking Defense • Breaking Defense Video

How Honeywell Aerospace plans to tap into the global CCA market

By Breaking Defense: Honeywell Aerospace executive Matthew Milas lays out Honeywell's view on CCAs as a key platform-agnostic supplier.

2026-06-17T11:22:34.289595-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Canada enters negotiations with Italy over M-346 trainer acquisition

By FlightGlobal: The Royal Canadian Air Force has spent several years looking for a new trainer after retiring its BAE Systems CT-155 Hawks in 2024.

Wings

Canada begins talks with Italy on buying advanced trainer jets

Skies Magazine

Canada in talks with Italy for future training jet

2026-06-17T08:04:26.592031-07:00

Satellite M&A Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Lyntris Acquires Robotics Firm Novium to Further Satellite Offerings

By Via Satellite: Recently formed defense tech company Lyntris has made an acquisition, buying Houston-based robotics firm Novium to further its satellite offerings.

2026-06-17T13:02:15.687107-07:00

Event Europe M&A Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Reuters

Leonardo, EDGE joint venture targets over €4 billion in orders in five years

By Reuters: Italian defence and aerospace company Leonardo and Abu Dhabi's EDGE group have detailed plans for a joint venture targeting ‌over 4 billion euros in orders over five years, the companies said on Wednesday at a Paris event.

2026-06-17T08:24:00.561034-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs AI Europe Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Policy

DefenseNews.com • Jaroslaw Adamowski

Poland weighs joining X-BAT autonomous vertical-takeoff fighter program

By DefenseNews.com: The announcement comes as the Polish government is mulling plans to acquire up to 32 new fighter jets.

Also: c4isrnet.com, aerospaceglobalnews.com and defcrosnews.com

2026-06-17T05:48:44.189341-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Thales unveils RapidStriker mobile counter-drone system at Eurosatory 2026

By AeroTime: Thales unveiled RapidStriker, a vehicle-mounted air defense system using low-cost 70 mm rockets against drones and helicopters, at Eurosatory 2026.

2026-06-17T08:18:30.043217-07:00