Some news reports may cite Air Force officials as saying the KC-X tanker program decision could be delayed beyond February. However, our man on the scene during a Thursday media session at the Pentagon said the Air Force acquisition officials were pressed into affirming an open “is it possible” question. The Air Force has said it wants to be very deliberate in their efforts here, mindful of the almost inevitable protest from the losing party. The Air Force wants to get on with the program—KC-135s aren’t getting any younger—but Lt. Gen. Donald Hoffman, USAF’s top military acquisition official, said the service would take the time to get the “right answer.”
B-52s Land at RAF Fairford for Bomber Task Force Mission
Aug. 18, 2022
Multiple B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrived at RAF Fairford, England, on Aug. 18 as part of a bomber task force mission in Europe, U.S. Air Forces in Europe announced. Flying into Fairford, the B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing got a quick start on training with…