I hate the cost, but certainly a cool concept.  An even better concept is a seaplane version that can be deployed from amphibs or barges.

On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM Harold Brattland <habrattland@arvig.net> wrote:
Program development cost....production first ships still on manufacture line.  Navy thinking about longer wing, land based model as a main tanker. by Boeing.  Next phase is implementing a probe for drone to drone refueling. 

On 5/13/2026 12:25, Michael Fuqua wrote:
$180 million a copy! 
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