Kyrgyzstan government officials were treated to show and tell by US Air Force airmen at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. (Are these the same guys who almost kicked us out over a yearlong rent hike hassle?) They got to fly aboard a USAF KC-135 tanker and see a C-17 airlifter get loaded up and refueled in the air.
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.