No, what will happen is this:

1) The AF will award a contract for 18,000 iPads for AMC.
2) Acer, Asus, or Sony (or whoever) will file a complaint saying they're weren't given a fair shake.
3) The AF will cancel the iPad order
4) Capt _____ will still have to haul his 120 lb world-wide FLIP kit to the jet tomorrow.