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Mon, Oct 12, 2026, 07:15:18 MT

AEROTIME · DEFENSE

US AIR FORCE SEEKS TO REVIVE RETIRED KC-10 TANKERS FOR NORTH AFRICAN NATION...

The US Air Force is seeking companies that can return up to four retired KC-10 Extender tankers to flying condition and deliver them to an unnamed partner nation in North Africa, according to a request for information (RFI) published on October 7, 2026.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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