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The Air Force's 15-year estimates project further significant cost growth through fiscal year 2017. KC-135 fleet operations and support costs were estimated to grow from about $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2003 to $5.1 billion (2003 dollars) in fiscal year 2017, an increase of over 130 percent, which represented an annual operating cost growth ...
Data from A330 MRTT, KC-30, Airbus A330 General characteristics Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 AAR operator Capacity: Various passenger configurations are available including 291 passengers (United Kingdom) and 8 military pallets + 1LD6 container + 1 LD3 container (lower deck cargo compartments) Payload: 45,000 kg (99,000 lb) non-fuel payload Length: 58.80 m (193 ft) Wingspan: 60.3 m (198 ft) Height: 17 ...
72 KC-46A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 88 KC-46A operational, 86 on order (WAF 2025). [2] KC-135 Stratotanker: United States aerial refueling KC-135R/T: 376 325 KC-135R / 51 KC-135T total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 123 KC-135R / 28 KC-135T - Active. 140 KC-135R / 23 KC-135T - Air National Guard. 62 KC ...
Therefore, the USAF has decided to replace the KC-135 fleet. However, since there were originally over 500 KC-135s with the since-retired KC-135E included, these aircraft will be replaced gradually, with the first batch of about 100 aircraft to be replaced in the current buy. The effort to replace the KC-135 has been marked by intense controversy.
An early KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-5 Galaxy in 1980. Both aircraft are wearing liveries typical of that era. During the Vietnam War, doubts began to form regarding the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker fleet's ability to meet the needs of the United States' global commitments.
The squadrons eventually flew the first all jet-engined bomber, the B-47 Stratojet and the KC-97 Stratofreighter, a dual-purpose cargo and air-refueling aircraft. By the end of the decade, both of these aircraft would be replaced by aircraft still in the Air Force inventory, the KC-135 Stratotanker and the B-52 Stratofortress. The KC-135 was ...
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The base will start receiving the first of 36 tankers in 2016. The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is currently stationed at this base. [4] [5] McConnell AFB was chosen because it had low construction costs and it is in a location with a high demand for air refueling. Up to 10 operating bases are to be chosen for the KC-46 fleet.