Some details on Boeing’s KC-767 NewGen Tanker for the KC-X contest has emerged. According to Flight International, the tanker will have cargo door and floor from the 767-300F and the cockpit from the 767-400ER. The wing and fuselage will be based on the -200. Although its not clear if its the -200ER or -200LRF.
Pantex Begins Disassembly of a W84 Warhead
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced that it has completed disassembly and inspection of the first W84 thermonuclear warhead at NNSA’s Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.
Back to square one for India air refueling tanker contest
India has restarted a tender for six new aerial refueling tankers. This comes after New Delhi canceled an order for Airbus A330 tankers earlier this year.
Software company claims CIA stole its code to carry out drone attacks
A small Massachusetts-based company called Intelligent Integration Systems (IISi) has complained that the CIA stole its software and used it for targeting insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Air refueling pioneers honored in ceremony at Scott
The air refueling pioneers responsible for the United States’ first air-refueling flights in 1923 and 1929 were honored in a ceremony Sept. 23 at Scott AFB’s “Walk of Fame” as part of a presentation by the Airlift-Tanker Association Hall of Fame officials.