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‘Cautionary tale’: How Boeing won a US Air Force program and lost $7B
The KC-46 was to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program. Instead, it has cost Boeing billions, and made industry wary of such deals.
US Air Force to issue new refueling tanker request in September
However, much remains undecided over how to field an advanced refueling aircraft the service now calls the next-generation aerial refueling system.
Air Force flyovers around US celebrate 100 years of air refueling
The Air Force is celebrating 100 years of air refueling by performing flyovers across the country.
Boeing wants to boost KC-46 defenses as Air Force weighs tanker path
The Air Force wants its next tankers to be able to survive in the contested airspace likely in the nation's next war.
China responds to US complaint over aircraft intercept
The U.S. military said a Chinese J-16 fighter jet pilot flew in front of the nose of the RC-135 conducting routine operations in international airspace.
Video shows Chinese fighter jet flying close to US aircraft
The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew aggressively close to a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press