A fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers has been grounded pending an investigation after cracks were found on two of them, The War Zone (TWZ) reported on Friday. TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus ...
The KC-46s belongs to the 931st Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, the same unit of the tanker involved ...
Thus, Boeing’s midair refueling crisis may be going transnational. Meanwhile, the Air Force’s plans to have their KC-46 fleet completed by 2027 are now in grave jeopardy, as deliveries from ...
A new U.S. Air Force analysis recommends continuing the development of NGAD, as well as terminating the NGAS stealth tanker ...
The KC-46 is a critical component in the Air Force’s modernized aerial refueling fleet and the new issues might further delay a program already burdened with challenges. A U.S. Air Force KC-46A ...
Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...
According to reports, the Air Force and Boeing were aware since 2018 that the KC-46 Pegasus could develop issues in the ...
The control tower at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease touted as “the ninth-busiest control tower out of 98 in ...
Transcom Chief Pumps Up New Tanker Proposal is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...
The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on April 29th, the KC-46 conducted the ...
This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly-by-wire control system and delivering a fuel offload rate required for large aircraft. In addition ...
Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon for comment. The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.