U.S. Air Force Eyeing SATCOM Upgrades For KC-135s

A KC-135 on the flight line at an undisclosed location in the Middle East in October 2023.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force wants to modify 326 of its Boeing C/KC-135 aircraft to have commercial access to both secure and nonsecure satellite communications. The service on April 11-12 will hold industry days near Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, for the new effort. It is part of a series of programs within Air...

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