A report by the Center For Strategic And International Studies released Thursday points out that there can be no effective strike on Iran's nuclear facilities without over half the US B-2 fleet making the long flight to Tehran.
With 19 B-2s scattered about only a handful of US bases from Missouri to Ohio, the trip to the Mid-East won't be made without a constant supply of mid-air refueling.
This is how that elaborate and technical process would occur.
Think of the plane that enables the military to respond anywhere in the world on short notice. It’s not a fighter jet — it's the tanker
Source: Lexington Institute
The KC-10 Extender, just one tanker aircraft used for aerial refueling, can carry 356,000 pounds of fuel — jets don't have to land to gas up
Aerial refueling tankers and their crew are the quiet enablers of air power
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
Please follow Military & Defense on Twitter and Facebook.