USAF considers new tanker, delays F-22 development phase

The U.S. Air Force is evaluating a proposal from the Boeing Co. to replace the service's aging KC-135 tanker fleet with 767-derivatives, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Ryan said June 6 at a Senate hearing that also touched on several other aircraft, including the F-22 and X-33. Ryan told the...

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