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US Air Force reworks tanker modernization plans, slashes next buy
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAURORA, Colorado — The Air Force is cutting in half the number of tankers it planned to buy as an...
Boeing wants to boost KC-46 defenses as Air Force weighs tanker path
Defense News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWASHINGTON — Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences on Tuesday at the Paris Air Show...
US Air Force warns budget delays could jeopardize NGAS tanker fielding
Defense News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s plan to field a next-generation refueling tanker by the mid-2030s...
US Air Force to issue new refueling tanker request in September
Defense News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. Air Force expects to release its formal request for information for a KC-135...
Lockheed picks engine to bolster interim tanker case for US Air Force
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin on Tuesday announced it has selected a General Electric Aerospace...
The US Air Force is tinkering with an unusual design for its biggest planes as it prepares for a...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA rendering of the Blended Wing Body prototype aircraft.US Air Force The Pentagon has awarded a...
Lockheed drops US Air Force tanker bid; partner Airbus to go it alone
Defense News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLockheed's tanker would have been a variation on Airbus's A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. Airbus...
Private Aerial Refueling Tanker Has Gassed Up An Air Force Plane For The First Time
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUS Air Force aircraft have been refueled by private tanker planes for the first time ever. A...
Boeing converted its 767 airliner into a military tanker that can refuel other planes midair — meet...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBoeing has suffered an over $7 billion loss due to production flaws involving its KC-46A Pegasus...
Air Force C-32 Jets Are Going Incognito Under New Security Policy (Updated)
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUS Air Force C-32A and B aircraft are losing their serial numbers as part of a new operational...