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L3Harris/Embraer Pitch KC-390 As Tactical Tanker for U.S. Air Force

Frank Wolfe

Monday, September 19th, 2022

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L3Harris/Embraer Pitch KC-390 As Tactical Tanker for U.S. Air Force

A Brazilian Air Force KC-390 flies in 2018.

L3Harris [LHX] and Embraer [ERJ] are pitching the KC-390 Millenium tactical tanker for U.S. Air Force helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. The plane, which would have multiple refueling options, including a boom and a remote system, could offload 75,000 pounds of fuel and take off on a 5,000 foot unimproved airstrip. For remote boom operations, Luke Savoie, president of L3Harris' intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance division, on Monday said that L3Harris is able to draw upon its Distributed Aperture System (DAS)…

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