Principi believes the Pentagon has overreached with its plans for the New England area, including closing Otis ANGB, Mass., and would leave the area virtually unprotected. In his words: “My concern is that perhaps they’ve gone too far.”
The KC-Z4, a blended wing body tanker concept being developed by startup JetZero, could fuel larger groups of aircraft at longer range to hold more targets at risk, company officials say.