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B-1B bomber caught fire while taxiing after landing April 4 at an air base in Southwest Asia. USAF said the aircrew safely evacuated the aircraft, and the fire was contained. A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the incident. This is the second B-1B ground incident since March 7 when a Lancer was damaged when it rolled into two emergency vehicles after taxiing after landing at Anderson AFB, Guam. It is the third bomber mishap already this year when factoring the B-2A that crashed shortly after takeoff Feb. 23 at Andersen. Speaking of aircraft accidents, another occurred April 4 as an MQ-1 Predator ran off of the runway while landing at Balad AB, Iraq, the Air Force said.
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.