Boeing P-8 Being Qualified For KC-135 Fueling

P-8 Poseidon operators will soon be certified to receive fuel from the KC-135 tanker. The U.S. Navy is almost done qualifying the Boeing P-8A Poseidon to receive fuel from the KC-135 aerial tanker, allowing the armed maritime patrol aircraft to fly nonstop for up to 18 hr. Every P-8 delivered by...

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