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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

USAF awards Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1 production to both General Atomics’ FQ-42 and Anduril’s FQ-44

The U.S. Air Force has awarded production contracts to General Atomics and Anduril for Increment 1 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program—building the first fleet of semi-autonomous uncrewed “loyal wingman” jets. The service also funds mission autonomy software under an open-architecture approach.

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, FlightGlobal, Reuters, The Aviationist, ex2.com.au, Defense Scoop, Defense Daily, anduril.com, ga-asi.com, Defense One and 6 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

Middle East Policy & Regulation Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

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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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

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

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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

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