When the Air Force decided to do away with dedicated aircraft for the aeromedical evacuation mission, it created a more flexible system and potential problem for medics—they need to train for a variety of platforms. Air Force Reserve Command staged a “jamboree” last week at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, just to let some of its medics gain experience with three different aircraft, reports TSgt. Charlie Miller. The event brought in about 80 airmen from California, Florida, Georgia, and Maryland. In Ohio, they got to experience different patient positioning for the C-17, C-130, and KC-135.
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.