The U.S. Air Force May Not Buy A Drone Tanker Or a Light Attack Aircraft

Popular Mechanics: The U.S. Air Force May Not Buy New Stealth Tanker After All, and the Light Attack Aircraft Could be Dead Too

The service appears to be trimming expectations to meet operational realities, budgets. But what's this thing about space tankers?

The U.S. Air Force may not buy a stealthy tanker after all, dashing hopes of a radar-invisible refueling plane that could fly close to the aerial front line. Meanwhile, the service also announced its new OA-X light attack aircraft program is on indefinite hold. It would seem that the Air Force is cutting back programs to reflect the changing global landscape and the fact that USAF has a number of other, higher priorities in the form of new aircraft and missiles.

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WNU Editor: What the Air Force is really saying is that with the funds that they now have, their priority is the F-35 program .... Pentagon will not cut F-35 orders for Boeing F-15: Lockheed (Flight Global).

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