Boeing announced Thursday it submitted its final KC-767 Advanced
Tanker (AT) proposal for the US Air Force's KC-135 Tanker
Replacement Program... the latest development in a saga that spans
over five years, and one prior awarding of the contract to the
planemaker.
Consortium Notes 'Competitive Success' Against KC-767
The Royal Saudi Air Force announced this week it will acquire
EADS A330 Multi-role Tanker/Transport (MRTT) -- a move EADS says
puts its offering in the USAF KC-X contract bid in an even better
competitive position, and further consolidates the MRTT's position
as the most operationally flexible global aerial refueling
platform.
If you aspire to become a fighter pilot, you may want to
instead brush up on your video game skills. As the US military
increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles in the warzones of
Iraq and Afghanistan, more and more pilots are being reassigned to
drone duty, reports The Associated Press.
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