USAF has been providing airmen to aid the Army with convoy and security work for some time and now the Air Force reports that last year it began providing other “in lieu of” forces to help the Army with medical evacuation operations from point of injury to a nearby medical facility. Three Air Force medics attended helicopter survival school, then in February deployed to Afghanistan, where two operate out of Kandahar Airfield and one is forward deployed with ground troops. The Air Force also has added a medevac mission to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron’s standard combat search and rescue duty. (Read more about the USAF medevac effort here.)
Competitors Not Picked for CCA Look Forward to Increment 2
April 25, 2024
While none of the major aircraft contractors were selected to develop the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, all three say they are seeking further autonomous aircraft work for the Navy, foreign partners, or in the classified arena, and maybe future versions of the CCA itself.