Japan Military Plans Air Refueling Fleet Expansion By 2032
A KC-46 refuels an F-16 in November 2023.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
CLEVELAND—The Japanese military plans to significantly expand its air refueling fleet, adding 13 more Boeing KC-46As and launching a competition to replace a fleet of three Lockheed Martin KC-130Hs, an officer said on April 24. The plans would double the size of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force...
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