U.S. Air Force KC-46 deployed to Australia in July 2025.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is pressing to field a next-generation aerial refueling system by as soon as 2036, making a competition for a near-term buy unaffordable, the service says in a new document justifying the production extension of the Boeing KC-46. The service announced in July that it would buy up...
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