The Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat.| The War Zone
The type's first retirement comes 40 years nearly to the day after its first flight and as Congress works to delay such retirements.| The War Zone
The announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency.| The War Zone
Boom operators on the Pegasus are apparently using workarounds like tracking shadows on receiver aircraft.| The War Zone
