AMC to set parameters this month for further commercial air refueling studies

By Courtney Albon / June 8, 2020 at 3:09 PM
Air Mobility Command plans to submit an updated commercial aerial refueling study plan to the Air Force secretary by June 15 after early analysis of five options for supplementing existing tanker capability revealed a need for more data on the legal and financial implications of relying on contractor-operated refueling aircraft. According to a report the Air Force sent to Congress in April and released publicly this week , early studies conducted by an AMC and U.S. Transportation Command commercial air...

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