USAF Eyes Near-Term Network Mods Over Major Tanker Modernization

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker on the flightline of a Bamboo Eagle exercise at Travis AFB, California, in January 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker on the flightline of a Bamboo Eagle exercise at Travis AFB, California, in January 2024.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
With prospects for a new, stealthy tanker design unlikely, the U.S. Air Force is pressing ahead on near-term updates to its refueling fleet for connectivity and survivability as opposed to large-scale modernization. The Air Force has wrapped its analysis of alternatives for what it calls the Next...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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