
The Air Force needs more new aerial refueling tankers than the 179 Boeing [BA] KC-46s it plans to buy and is considering incremental upgrades and a follow-on KC-Z aircraft to fill its quota, according to Air Mobility Command Chief Gen. Carlton Everhart.“When I look at the order of 179 aircraft, I often ask myself, and I ask my teammates on my staff, is it enough?” Everhart said Tuesday at the Air Force Association’s annual Air, Space, Cyber Conference at National…