U.S. Air Force To Increase Total KC-46 Fleet

KC-46s line up at McConnell AFB, Kansas, in 2021.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force plans to increase the program of record for its KC-46 refueling tanker as it looks to accelerate a follow-on next generation replacement. Andrew Hunter, the service’s assistance secretary for acquisition, said in testimony to the House Armed Services projection forces subcommittee...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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