# USAF Advances CCA and MMA Procurement

The U.S. Air Force is progressing with procurement and development plans for its autonomous aircraft programs, targeting to field 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and 500 Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) by 2032. Increment 1 production contracts for the CCA platforms—the General Atomics FQ-42A Vengeance and Anduril FQ-44A Fury—were awarded in June 2026. The FY 2027 budget request includes over $2.5 billion to support procurement and R&D, with nearly $1 billion allocated for initial CCA buys and additional funding for advance procurement and research efforts. The Air Force emphasizes open systems architecture to foster competition and accelerate acquisition, aiming to enhance combat power with scalable, cost-effective autonomous systems. Congressional approval and long-term budget stability remain critical to achieving these ambitious production goals.

- The procurement involves prime contractors General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Anduril Industries, with other contractors like Collins Aerospace and Shield AI contributing to related efforts.
- Procurement professionals should note the emphasis on open systems architecture, which may increase competitive opportunities for vendors offering modular and interoperable technologies.
- The FY 2027 budget request signals significant investment in autonomous aircraft platforms, indicating a sustained market for R&D and production contracts through 2032.
- Organizations should prepare for multiyear procurement authorities and budget cycles that will influence contract awards and production scaling for both CCA and MMA programs.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** September 14, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Air Force (USAF)
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
- U.S. Congress
- Experimental Operations Unit (EOU)

### Vendors
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (prime contractor)
- Anduril Industries (prime contractor)
- Lockheed Martin ()
- DZYNE Technologies ()
- Collins Aerospace (contractor)

### Key Quotes
> We will be dramatically increasing our combat power by adding large numbers of highly autonomous systems. We are using novel concepts such as open systems architecture to accelerate procurement 1 which has also increased competition from industry 1 resulting in better choices, better prices and, in the end, more combat power.
> — Troy Meink, Secretary of the Air Force

### Sources
- [USAF Discussing CCA, Increment 2 Attributes - Defense Daily](https://www.defensedaily.com/usaf-discussing-cca-increment-2-attributes/air-force) - Defense Daily
- [Air Force plans to field 500 CCA drones by 2032 | DefenseScoop](https://defensescoop.com/2026/09/14/air-force-plans-to-field-500-cca-drones-by-2032) - DefenseScoop
- [Air Force Plans to Field 1,000 Autonomous Aircraft by 2032 – MeriTalk](https://www.meritalk.com/articles/air-force-plans-to-field-1000-autonomous-aircraft-by-2032) - MeriTalk