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Sierra Nevada, BAE, Collins and GE Aerospace team on KC-135 avionics and fuel-system modernization

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The companies are partnering on the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Center Console Refresh effort, which aims to address obsolescence in the aging tanker’s avionics and fuel systems. The work targets a strategically important aircraft that remains part of the Air Force’s tanker fleet.

Discovered 2026-11-06T13:04:59.353504-08:00 | 2026-11-06T13:04:59.353504-08:00

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  • The effort focuses on obsolescence in the KC-135’s avionics and fuel systems, key areas for sustaining the aging tanker.
  • The partnership brings Sierra Nevada, BAE Systems, Collins and GE Aerospace into a modernization effort for a strategically important U.S. Air Force aircraft.

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