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Date
State
Mississippi
Category
ANG
Type Draft
New Resolution
State Association First Name
David
State Association Last Name
Barton
Resolution No.
10
Item No
X
Additional State Sponsors
WI
Fiscal Year
2026
State Association Email
State Association Phone Number
601-354-7555
Task Force
Mobility Air Forces
Proposal Statement
Expedite commercial off the shelf solutions to modernize KC-135 fleet with hybrid SATCOM (CANS) and Tanker Intelligent Gateway (TIG); thus transforming the tanker fleet into airborne command and control nodes.
Recommendation Information
Under the Department of Air Force program called ""Commercial Access to NIPR & SIPR,"" or ""CANS,"" the KC-135 could gain beyond line of sight voice and data connectivity. Together with existing RTIC upgrades and the Tanker Intelligent Gateway (TIG), the KC-135 becomes an airborne command and control node capable of augmenting existing Air Battle Management platforms. This capability has been identified as critical as DoD reoptimizes for Great Power Competition.
