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| US inks deal to sell Israel 4 refueling planes needed for potential Iran strike |
| 2022-09-02 |
| [IsraelTimes] Boeing KC-46’s to arrive in 2025 at the earliest; deal to cost Israel nearly $1 billion, with funds coming from military aid Washington provides to Jerusalem. Probably too late for the current need, but useful for future projects. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #1 Those old KCs are hard to unload. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-02 02:29 |