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U.S. Exploring Transfer of Surplus KC-10 Tankers to Undisclosed North African Partner

The notice seeks firms to regenerate, certify and ferry up to four aircraft for a North African partner under the Excess Defense Articles program.

Summary by The Aviationist
A contract notice, first reported on by Aviation Week, was released seeking industry interest for the reactivation and in-service support of up to four KC-10 Extender aircraft for a foreign military sales (FMS) transfer to a nation in North Africa, most likely Morocco or Egypt. The KC-10s, which have been designated as Excess Defense Articles […]

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About two years ago, the U.S. Air Force retired its last KC-10 Extender aerial refueling aircraft. Now it is considering transferring four of these aircraft to North Africa for a “mystery” customer. The KC-10s could be “transferred via Excess Defense Articles (EDA) to a partner nation in North Africa,” the […]

Washington is preparing the return to service of four KC-10A Extender refuellers, withdrawn from the US Air Force in 2024, for the benefit of a partner in North Africa. The Pentagon does not name the country. The clues converge to Egypt. On October 7, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center published a notice of search for suppliers. ... Read article Four KC-10 Americans for Egypt: Cairo, the most likely recipient of a still discreet transfer…

The U.S. Air Force is considering the sale of up to four retired KC-10A Extender aerial refueling aircraft to an allied country in North Africa, without at this time disclosing the potential recipient. On October 7, the AFLCMC (Air Force Life Cycle Management Center) published a market research invitation, number FA8625-27-R-B001, seeking companies with the […] The article Four KC-10A Extenders to a North African country are being sold by the U.…

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twz.com broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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