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2022-09-02 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

US inks deal to sell Israel 4 refueling planes needed for potential Iran strike

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Posted by trailing wife 2022-09-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Those old KCs are hard to unload.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-02 02:29|| 2022-09-02 02:29|| Front Page Top

#2 The Israeli Air Force has been negotiating this deal for many years. Their current fleet is old and needs replacement.

Posted by magpie 2022-09-02 12:37|| 2022-09-02 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3
#1 Those old KCs are hard to unload.
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-02 02:29

Skid,

These are brand-new KC-46 birds, fresh off the assembly line at Renton. The Israelis have pretty much worn their tankers out and need new ones desperately, but given the heartburn we've had with the -46 (short version: Boeing forgot how to build airplanes again) they might have been better off getting a few KC-135Rs or KC-10s from the boneyard.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-09-02 14:06|| 2022-09-02 14:06|| Front Page Top

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