An initial report by the U.S. Air Force into the use of contractor-operated boom-type tankers has found legal, regulatory, and financial challenges.
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Thus, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett has given Air Mobility Command another 60 days to better understand those legal and financial issues.
The service was keen to have a contractor-operated boom-type tanker support aerial refueling for test and training missions.
Private companies are supposed to supply one aircraft equipped with boom and hose and drogue refueling for refueling duties at around 1,100 sorties a year.
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