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Published: April 6, 2009
$3 billion
Amount the Pentagon has shifted from funds meant for the new tanker for repairs for the KC-135 fleet
$100 billion
Estimated repair bill for the KC-135 fleet by 2040, which is also the amount expected to be spent to replace the fleet
75
Number of planes each year that are taken to a shop at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma for big repairs
$7 million
Cost of the repairs, per plane, done at Tinker Air Force Base
Source: The Associated Press
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