The US Air Force is settling in to its temporary home at Manas AB, Kyrgyzistan, and the proof is in the continued enhancements USAF is making to the facility. Recently, in-house and contract construction projects have delivered four new fuel bladders, security grates for storm culverts, relocating guard towers to the outer perimeter fence, force protection fencing projects, and a new base support facility, among other projects. Civil engineers with Air and Space Expeditionary Force 7/8 have overseen eight contract projects and are working another 31.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.