Gen. Tom Hobbins, head of US Air Forces in Europe, and an Air Force cohort are in central Russia, where they will receive facility tours and see various Russian aircraft, reports the Russian news service RIA Novosti. Hobbins plans to meet with Russian Air Force officials during the four-day visit and may get to fly on a Su-27 Flanker or MiG-29 Fulcrum.
Boeing has only delivered two KC-46 tankers to the Air Force so far in 2021, despite USAF officials saying they expect that total per month, as the service has slowed the delivery pace of the aircraft. Though there are more aircraft ready at Boeing’s facilities, Air Mobility Command is slowing…