The Spirit of Ronald Reagan will arrive at March ARB, Calif., Jan. 13, feted during a ceremony featuring former First Lady Nancy Reagan. The new airlifter will be the eighth C-17 delivered to Air Force Reserve Command’s 452nd Air Mobility Wing.
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.