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Sea bag tanker jacket, boat cloak for women proposed for Marine uniforms
The commandant made one recommendation before voting got underway: to eliminate the requirement for women to wear pantyhose with dress uniform skirts.
US Air Force reworks tanker modernization plans, slashes next buy
“Our mobility fleet can no longer operate forward with relative impunity,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
After long, costly road, Air Force happy with new KC-46 vision system
“We have the demos, we have the videos, we’ve flown it on [Boeing] planes … and it looks magnificent,” says the Air Force's Lt. Col. Joshua Renfro.
‘Everything and the kitchen sink:’ USAF plots new refueling tanker
A blended wing design is one idea the Air Force is seriously considering for the future KC-Z refueling tanker.
The Air Force is trying out a new kind of tanker: its C-17 cargo plane
The Air Force is looking for additional ways to increase the operational range of aircraft.
KC-46 tanker’s boom issue will prevent A-10 refueling for years
The Air Force believes it will take at least three years for Boeing to start installing new hardware that resolves the “stiff boom” problem.
KC-46 tanker’s boom breaks, dents plane while refueling fighter jet
The Air Force believes it will cost at least $2.5 million to repair the KC-46.
Drone-killing Vampires due in Ukraine next year, Pentagon says
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.
By Joe Gould
KC-46 tanker test puts fuel boom operator, not copilot, in cockpit
The idea has raised eyebrows among military watchers who question its motives and safety.
New Ukraine aid will buy 18 HIMARS and weapons to ‘disrupt’ drones
The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will contract with industry for $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
By Joe Gould