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Aviation Today • Frank Wolfe

US Air Force says 20+ eligible contenders remain for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 2

The U.S. Air Force says that while it selected nine companies for CCA Increment 2 in February, more than 20 companies remain eligible for the program. The expanded eligibility pool signals a competitive, multi-vendor path for next-phase loyal-wingman development and autonomy integration.

2026-06-17T22:48:51.726705-07:00

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Aviation Today • Rich Abott

Mach Industries Wins DIU Contract For Runway-Independent Navy Drones

By Aviation Today: Startup weapons developer Mach Industries on June 16 announced it won a contract award to serve as aircraft integrator for a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) program focused on developing runway-independent long-range drones for the Navy.

2026-06-17T22:48:51.608908-07:00

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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

USAF Awards CCA Production Contracts To Anduril, General Atomics

By Aviation Week: USAF selects Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production contracts while continuing autonomy system competition with three other firms.

The War Zone

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

Reuters

Anduril and General Atomics win contracts to build drones that fly alongside fighter jets

Also: Breaking Defense, aviation-defence-universe.com, Air & Space Forces Mag, FlightGlobal, Australian Aviation, The Aviationist, ex2.com.au, Defense Scoop, Defense Daily, af.mil, anduril.com, ga-asi.com and 8 more

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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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