AMC Wants To Launch 100 UAVs From Single KC-135 Stratotanker

A KC-135 with the Air Force’s main Stratotanker test unit.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) wants a plan within two months to launch 100 UAVs from a single aging KC-135 Stratotanker. The short-term goal was one of several efforts outlined by AMC Commander Gen. Mike Minihan in an internal memorandum to commanders that was posted to multiple...

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