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The USAF Shield AI CCA Autonomy contract, with a $950M ceiling, awards Shield AI for providing Hivemind mission autonomy software to the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. It supports the Technology Maturity and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase, integrating with Anduril’s Fury (YFQ-44A) aircraft for system-level testing and upcoming flight demonstrations to enable autonomous operations like sensing, decision-making, and acting independently in combat alongside manned fighters.
Indefinite delivery for CCA drone wingman autonomy. Hivemind AI for Anduril YFQ-44A.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/rtx-shield-ai-picked-to-give-collaborative-combat-aircraft-autonomous-capabilities/