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L3Harris Says Digital KC-135 Cockpit Upgrade Can Keep U.S. Tanker Fleet Mission-Ready Beyond 2050 and Reduce Sustainment Costs

L3Harris Technologies has outlined a digital avionics upgrade intended to keep the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 aerial refueling fleet operational beyond 2050.
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The American L3Harris presented a proposal to upgrade the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, which will keep them modern until approximately 2050. The upgrade concerns the adoption of new, fully digital electronic systems, to replace those systems that are old or have ceased to be supported. According to L3Harris, this upgrade will reduce the cost […] The article L3Harris presented a proposal to upgrade the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial…

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This is a modernization program that will focus on the avionics and cockpit of aerial refueling aircraft.

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defence-industry.eu broke the news on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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