However, much remains undecided over how to field an advanced refueling aircraft the service now calls the next-generation aerial refueling system.
The Air Force wants its next tankers to be able to survive in the contested airspace likely in the nation's next war.
“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.
A blended wing design is one idea the Air Force is seriously considering for the future KC-Z refueling tanker.
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