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USAF Decision May Come This Summer on Gapfiller Tanker Between KC-46 and NGAS

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, April 6th, 2023

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USAF Decision May Come This Summer on Gapfiller Tanker Between KC-46 and NGAS

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an HC-130J during an endurance exercise above Roswell, N.M. on, Feb. 17 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force may decide this summer on a buy of up to 75 tankers to fill the gap between the planned fielding of the 179th Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus in 2029 and the fielding of the Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) in the mid-to-late 2030s. The service wants to conduct an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) on NGAS and has decided to end the KC-Y program for buying 150 commercial tankers as a bridge to NGAS--formerly known as KC-Z…

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