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Exploring the Air Force's CCA program for unmanned combat aircraft to work alongside manned fighters, aiming for scalable deployment of over 1,000 CCAs. Anduril and General Atomics representatives share insights on their companies' structures and strategies in defense technology and commercial tech integration.

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Mike hosts an exclusive episode to discuss the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program with the 2 companies selected to build the first platforms: Anduril and General Atomics.

We discuss what the companies have in common and how they both view that as one of their superpowers. We also explore the origins of the CCA program, the origins of the winning vehicle design, how the program structure is a model for innovation and more.

Though they won the hardware contracts, both companies have unique software and autonomy insights, so we also discussed software as the enabler and the integration challenges of bringing these ‘loyal wingmen’ into the force.

While there was a ton to agree on, they also shared unique and varying perspectives—something that you can only get when you have them in a discussion together. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!

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• Diem Salmon - Vice President, Air Dominance and Strike at Anduril

• Mike Atwood - Vice President, Advanced Programs at General Atomics

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