autoevolution 25 May 2021, 15:44 UTC ·
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Aerial tankers have been crucial over the past few decades for the U.S. Air Force s (USAF) missions in remote parts of the world. Often unseen, they fly high waiting for the combatant aircraft to pull beneath them and refuel to be able to stay in the air a while longer. 12 photos
The tankers of the Boeing KC family operated by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) are anything but unseen this week, as they have descended upon the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Michigan for the Mobility Guardian 21 exercise.
Like most other exercises being conducted these days by the American military, this one too focuses on the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), the array of technologies that should allow different platforms and operators to talk to one another faster and better during missions.