Tanker competitors stress size differences

When it comes to the replacement aircraft for the U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker fleet, one factor is becoming clearer, according to competitors Northrop Grumman and Boeing: size matters. What the Air Force has to decide is whether it wants a jumbo tanker. "Bigger, we believe, is better," said Paul...

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