Air Mobility Command’s interim boss said the Air Force is behind on modernizing its airlift fleet, to include selecting a Next-Generation Airlifter to replace the service’s fleet of C-5 and C-17 workhorses—a project that faces stiff competition for resources in the service’s modernization portfolio.
Lt. Gen. Rebecca J. Sonkiss
Air Mobility Command has not ruled out a family of systems strategy for the service’s Next-Generation Air Refueling System.