{"id":2232455,"date":"2024-04-29T08:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anduril-general-atomics-chosen-in-air-force-contracts\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T08:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:11:27","slug":"anduril-general-atomics-chosen-in-air-force-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anduril-general-atomics-chosen-in-air-force-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Anduril and General Atomics selected for Air Force contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanduril-general-atomics-chosen-in-air-force-contracts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Air Force recently awarded a contract to Anduril Industries, a California-based company specializing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-may-be-running-out-to-defend-taiwan\/\" title=\"Time May Be Running Out to Defend Taiwan\">autonomous systems<\/a>. The contract, part of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, \u200bwill involve designing and testing collaborative combat aircraft.\u200c General Atomics, based in San Diego, was also chosen for the program. The\u2063 initiative aims to create 1,000 combat \u2064aircraft to \u200bcomplement \u2062manned platforms like\u2064 the F-35.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 The 7-year-old company that last year bought North Carolina-based Blue Force Technologies was chosen Wednesday for contract by the Air Force with one other ahead of three giants in American defense.<\/p>\n<p>Anduril Industries, headquartered in California and founded in 2017, was chosen as one of two vendors in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Anduril is an American defense technology company, with a specialty in autonomous systems.<\/p>\n<p>General Atomics, out of San Diego and celebrating 70 years in summer of 2025, is the other vendor chosen.<\/p>\n<p>In the program, Anduril says it will design, manufacture and test production-representative collaborative combat aircraft. A key piece of the deal with Blue Force was the autonomous air vehicle Fury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust over two years ago,\u201d Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said, \u201cwe announced our intent as part of our Operational Imperatives, to pursue collaborative combat aircraft. Now, following the enactment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-county-to-cut-gifted-and-talented-program-likely-in-name-of-equity\/\" title=\"Baltimore County to Cut Gifted and Talented Program, Likely in Name of Equity\">fiscal year 2024 budget<\/a>, we\u2019re exercising option awards to two companies to construct production representative test articles. The progress we\u2019ve made is a testament to the invaluable collaboration with industry, whose investment alongside the Air Force has propelled this initiative forward. It\u2019s truly encouraging to witness the rapid execution of this program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program could deliver 1,000 combat aircraft that fly in tandem with manned platforms, such as the F-35. The major East Coast aviation unit of the U.S. Marine Corps is the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which primarily operates from Marine Corps Air Stations Cherry Point, New River and Beaufort in Onslow and Carteret counties.<\/p>\n<p>Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in Wayne County, is home to the 4th Fighter Wing. It carries out training and operational missions with the F-15E Strike Eagles. The manned aircraft are recognized as one of the best in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Brian Schimpf, the CEO and a co-founder of Anduril, said, \u201cWith the CCA program, Secretary Kendall and the Air Force have embraced a fast-moving, forward-looking approach to find autonomous systems at speed and scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said his company aims to deliver.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force said it is \u201con track to make a competitive production decision for the first increment of CCA in fiscal year 2026 and field a fully operational capability before the end of the decade. The DAF\u2019s option exercise decision does not exclude any of the vendors from competing for the future Increment 1 production contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On social media, U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., wrote congratulations to Anduril \u201cfor their critical work on this next-generation aircraft. North Carolina will continue to play a centrol role in keeping us a strong nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman are major players in defense for America. All remain part of the conversation for future contracts of piloted aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Anduril touts high performance with next-generation software capabilities in its counter drone systems and extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, an affiliate of General Atomics, was successful in February with the maiden flight of the XQ-67A prototype. Two additional flights have happened since, creating what it calls \u201cthe groundwork for a successful production and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/branson-wins-billionaire-space-race-hits-53-miles-above-earth-in-rocket-plane\/\" title=\"Branson Wins Billionaire Space Race, Hits 53 Miles Above Earth In Rocket Plane\">flight test program<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Atwood, vice president of Advanced Programs, said, \u201cThe CCA program redefines the future of aviation and will shape the USAF acquisition model to deliver affordable combat mass to the warfighter at the speed of relevancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent Air Force contract selection, Anduril Industries, a 7-year-old company headquartered in California, secured a contract alongside another vendor. This decision placed them ahead of three major players in the American defense industry. Anduril, which acquired Blue Force Technologies last year, continues to make strides in Collaborative Combat solutions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2232456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23038093234038-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2232455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23038093234038-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2232456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2232455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2232455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}