The Week in Defense, June 30-July 7, 2022

kc-46 aerial refueling
The U.S. Air Force is surveying industry for ways to add new technology to KC-46 aerial refueling tankers.
Credit: John D. Parker/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Refueling Tanker Competition Less Likely The U.S. Air Force wants to modify its Boeing KC-135s and KC-46s in a new effort that the service says is independent of the KC-Y “bridge tanker” program it started last year but now says is looking less likely to become a competition. At the...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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