Quick Survivability Upgrades Coming For USAF KC-135s And C-130s

Credit: Lt. Col. Dale Greer/Air National Guard
A new vision of air warfare taking hold within the Pentagon thrusts the U.S. Air Force’s aerial refueling and cargo aircraft into a more hazardous role by tasking it to play an active part in future combat operations, instead of merely a supporting turn. As this new concept of operations takes shape...
Steve Trimble

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

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