Initial Aerial Refueling Using "Probe-And-Drogue" System
In another first for the STOVL variant of the F-35 JSF, a Navy
KC-130 has successfully performed the first in-flight refueling
using a probe-and-drogue refueling system during a recent mission
at Lockheed Martin's Ft. Worth, TX manufacturing facility.
Gates Says He Hopes Both Boeing And Northrop Grumman/EADS Will
Participate
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the House Armed Services
Committee Wednesday that he is ready to move forward on the new RFP
for a replacement to the aging KC-135 tanker, and he hopes both
Boeing and Northrop Grumman/EADS will bid on the multi-billion
dollar project.
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