Air Force to study options for future autonomous refueling architecture

By Courtney Albon / September 23, 2020 at 5:14 PM
The Air Force is planning formal studies to consider options for a future autonomous tanking architecture that could include a mix of small, remotely piloted refueling aircraft and larger, more survivable tankers. Will Roper, the service's acquisition executive, told reporters today he met this week with the head of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, and focused largely on KC-46 progress and the future of autonomous refueling. "Gen. Van Ovost and I committed to putting some of our best...

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