The Weekly Debrief: Private Boom Refueling Market Opens, But Will U.S. Air Force Buy?

Steve Trimble May 01, 2023

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Credit: U.S. Air Force
An Air Staff poll of U.S. Air Force major commands in 2019 revealed a harsh truth about the continuing state of air refueling capacity: Of the 6,174 requests for air refueling support for peacetime missions during that year, Air Mobility Command (AMC) provided tankers for only 3,092 sorties, or...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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