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KC-Z Stealth tanker to be considered by USAF?

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Air Force Could Pursue Stealthy Aerial-Refueling Tanker

By: Valerie Insinna, September 20, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force’s future KC-Z tanker could usher in a massive technological leap forward, with autonomy, low observability and flying wing designs possibly playing a role in the program.

As enemy air defenses improve, the Air Force may need a penetrating aerial refueling tanker that can move forward in conjunction with stealthy fifth-generation aircraft like the F-22 and F-35, Air Mobility Command head Gen. Carlton Everhart told reporters Tuesday.

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