USAF Progressing On Replacement Of KC-135 Amid NGAS Study

KC-135s line up at McConnell AFB, Kansas, in March 2023.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating bids from Airbus and Boeing for a planned replacement of the KC-135 ahead of a future tanker, with an acquisition strategy expected this summer. The service in March 2023 first rolled out its plan for the KC-135 recapitalization program, replacing what was previously...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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