
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...
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