Pentagon to stop C-17 production, start aerial tanker program

In an amazing show of virtuosity, the Pentagon's civilian leadership is expected to stop C-17 production and stiff-arm any objections by starting an aerial tanker program that doubles as a transport and hinting at a low-observable, follow-on tactical transport program. Pentagon officials are telling...

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