USAF Begins Data-Gathering Phase For Bridge Tanker

Michigan Air National Guard KC-135T.

Credit: Photo by Munnaf Joarder
The U.S. Air Force released the first request for information (RFI) for the Bridge Tanker program on July 19, asking the contenders to name how much fuel their aircraft could offload at up to a 3,000-nm radius and how they could increase that offload by 5,000-50,000 lb. The Bridge Tanker program...
Steve Trimble

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

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