USAF Asks Aviation Industry to Detail Plans for KC-135 Replacement Written 5 September 2023
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F-15C Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base is refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Feb. 25, 2010. | Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Aviation Week reported that the US Air Force “wants to kick off a program to replace its aging Boeing KC-135s this month with a request for information (RFI), followed by industry days on both this effort and future mobility programs.” Aviation Week adds the USAF posted the “rare ‘heads-up’ notice on Sept. 1.”
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