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KC-135 tanker autopilot now safer to use in flight, Air Force says
A new restriction bars airmen from turning on the autopilot when flying at an altitude of less than 2,000 feet at night, or when flying in bad weather.
Hundreds of tankers, recon jets grounded in hunt for faulty tail pins
As of Sunday, 24 of the 90 KC-135s that were inspected had noncompliant pins, the Air Force said.
Air Guard’s RC-26 reconnaissance planes head into retirement
The Air Force argued that maintaining the three-decade-old planes cost $30 million each year.
‘Dangerously’ close: Video shows Chinese jet buzzing US spy plane
The U.S. military said this incident “reflects a concerning trend of unsafe and dangerous intercept practices" by China.
Our ground forces deserve a strong aerial refueling capability
Winning a war on the ground is about far more than soldiers, tanks, artillery and rifles.
By Ed Harbison
None of the US Air Force’s linguists spoke Ukrainian. Then Russia invaded.
Air Force linguists scrambled to keep up through the Afghanistan withdrawal and, now, the war in Ukraine.
Air Force tanker fleet cut on the table in proposed authorization bill
The section of the proposed NDAA that will be marked up Wednesday would also allow the Air Force to retire older C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
US Air Force wants to lower the number of tankers required in its fleet
The KC-46A Pegasus is also now cleared to refuel about 97% of the aircraft that fly on U.S. Transportation Command missions.
Chasing pavement: Offutt’s massive runway renovation enters home stretch
The 18-month overhaul is expected to finish in September or October
US awaits final $17 million repayment from Saudis for air refueling in Yemen war
Between March 2015 and November 2018, the Pentagon spent about $300 million to fly aerial refueling missions in support of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others engaged in the nearly eight-year conflict.
Biden’s Ukraine aid package is getting super-sized by Congress
Lawmakers unveiled a $13.6 billion Ukraine aid package on Wednesday that took President Joe Biden’s request for weapons and training for Ukrainian forces and put it on steroids.
By Joe Gould