According to Air Force Materiel Command, the Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council saved the Air Force approximately $5.8 million in its latest quarterly purchase of desktop and laptop computer and monitor configurations. The process, which enables a consolidated buy Air Force-wide, has been in place since August 2003, saving a total of $34 million in the purchase of 140,000 computers.
KC-46’s Refueling Boom Damaged While Refueling F-22s
July 8, 2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker suffered damage to its boom while refueling F-22 Raptors off the coast of Virginia on July 8, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed, with reported radio communication from the crew indicating the boom “detached.”