KEY INTELLIGENCE TAKEAWAYS & SUMMARY

• One of the KC-10A Extender tanker aircraft, retired by the US Air Force approximately two years ago, has been removed from the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and made another flight.
• The aircraft, carrying civil registration N82247 and former military tail number 86-0034, was purchased by private aerial refueling contractor Omega Air according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records.
• It is evaluated that the aircraft, which lacks the standard aerial refueling boom system under the rear fuselage in its current configuration, will either be retrofitted by the private company or used in probe-and-drogue operations.
• Private sector tanker aircraft reduce the peacetime training and logistics burden of the US military, allowing military fleets to focus on primary combat missions.