USAF Tanker Fleet Decision Delayed Until After Election

Finally admitting what top Air Force officials have been saying for months, the U.S. Defense secretary has decided to officially defer a decision to buy 100 new tankers until after the national elections. This means the leasing deal is now dead, after a prolonged battering by the Senate, and the...

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