Debrief: USAF Defines Benefits, Risks Of Contracted Aerial Refueling Options

KC-46
Credit: USAF
The U.S. Air Force has 394 KC-135s, 59 KC-10s and now more than 33 KC-46As, but that still is not enough by about a half. In fact, the Air Force’s major commands requested air refueling on 6,174 training sorties last year, but received tanker support for only 3,092. How to resolve that shortfall is...
Steve Trimble

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

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