A report this week in the Line of Departure blog says pilot error caused the April 8 fatal crash of a CV-22 Osprey in Afghanistan and attributes that news to “a source who has been briefed on the [accident investigation board] finding.” Last month, Flight Global reported that “a source familiar with the preliminary findings” said brownout conditions likely caused the crash. It’s possible they’re both right, but we’ll just have to wait for the official AIB release.
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.