The Kansas Air National Guard’s 184th Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base has flown its last KC-135 tanker, reports The Wichita Eagle. Its sister unit, the 190th ARW at Topeka, will continue to fly the KC-135, but, as we reported in December, the 184th is converting to an intelligence mission.
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft will be operational in the late 2020s, several years before the Next-Generation Air Dominance family of systems, Air Force officials told the House Armed Services tactical aviation panel. The CCAs will first be “shooters,” then electronic warfare platforms, then sensors, in that order, they added.