Japan Military Plans Air Refueling Fleet Expansion By 2032

A KC-46 refuels an F-16 in November 2023.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
CLEVELAND—The Japanese military plans to significantly expand its air refueling fleet, adding 13 more Boeing KC-46As and launching a competition to replace a fleet of three Lockheed Martin KC-130Hs, an officer said on April 24. The plans would double the size of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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