USAF Outlines KC-Y Requirements Schedule, If There Is A Competition

Next-generation air-refueling tanker
Credit: Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Air Force is moving forward on determining the requirements and acquisition strategy for its possible KC-Y “bridge tanker,” as the service’s top leader says a competition is looking less likely. The service on May 12 posted a notice to industry outlining its near-term schedule for the next...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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