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Re:The New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Be Revealed Later This Yea... by throw0101a on Monday July 25, 2022 @09:44AM (#32224173)
At some point the US (or anyone) probably needs to build a stealth tanker.

A lot of long-distance operations need refueling, and the commercial conversions that are currently done are not stealth at all and could compromise sensitive operations.

* https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7012/the-air-force-des...

* https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/concept-stealth-tan...

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Re:The New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Be Revealed Later This Yea... by nradov on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @01:15PM (#32241049)
The Air Force is going in a different direction and designing their next generation tactical aircraft with longer range to reduce the need for tankers.

https://youtu.be/_5bdmbOQZ_g

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