KEY INTELLIGENCE TAKEAWAYS & SUMMARY
- A Hudson Institute report advocates prioritizing hardened infrastructure investments over the procurement of new aircraft for the protection of the tanker aircraft fleet.
- Tanker aircraft parked in the open create an extremely significant vulnerability in potential conflict scenarios and against modern missile threats.
- It is critically important to equip the current KC-135 and KC-46 tanker fleet with adaptive mission systems, new communication capabilities, and self-defense capabilities.
- Passive defense measures form the basis of the strategy extended base network with fuel storage systems built underground and in protected structures.
<h2>Strategic Multiplier and Open Targets</h2>
<h2>Infrastructure Resilience and Passive Defense Concept</h2>
<h2>Conclusion and Future Perspective</h2>
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