GovCon today: June 18, 2026 — Drones Go to Production; Software Is the Open Door

The Air Force's ahead-of-schedule CCA production awards to Anduril and General Atomics confirm that DoD's autonomous systems market has crossed from prototype to production — and the real contracting opportunity now lies in the parallel autonomy software competition, sustainment analytics, and mission-systems integration work flowing behind the airframes. Meanwhile, Army Orchestra, Navy S&T at Speed, and GSA's updated CO guidance are collectively operationalizing the administration's FFP and commercial-item directive, opening structural on-ramps for agile small firms — but only if they are pos

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