US Air Force finds additional KC-46As with leaky fuel systemsThe amount of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers with leaky fuel systems has grown by...Pat Host, Washington, DCJane's Defence Weekly
“Accordingly, the Air Force will defer the KC-46 full rate production decision until after the completion of [initial operational test and evaluation], and the receipt of the statutorily-required Beyond Low Rate Initial Production report from [Behler],” the Air Force said in a stat...
600 refueling contacts with F-16, F/A-18, AV-8B, C-17, A-10, KC-10, and other KC-46 aircraft. The company is contracted to deliver 34 tankers – the first batch of 179 aircraft for the Air Force – at a cost of US$147.4 million dollars each. They will replace ...
According to the US Defense News website, the US Air Force is developing and testing a series of new technologies to discover the extended functions of transport aircraft, bombers and tankers for tasks beyond the original design. The US Air Force believes that more military aircraft are needed ...
When the US Air Force set out to acquire a new aerial tanker (the KC-X), two highly suitable alternatives were offered. What could have been a short and simple source selection turned into a prolonged embarrassment. The original selection of 100 leased KC-767s was made in May 2003. But...
and Bronk’s point is strongly reinforced by the existence of the Navy’s emerging MQ-25 Stingray carrier launched re-fueler. Not only would this decrease the need for potentially vulnerable larger KC-46 tankers, but they could also massively extend the operational reach, and therefore dwell tim...
A full complement of KC-46 tankers fulfilled the aerial refueling mission during the scenario, but were kept out of high-threat environments. The Air Force also experimented with several notional next-generation tanker designs to understand the trade-offs between fielding many small tankers capable ...
A fleet of KC-46 Pegasus lined up at Mather Airport in Sacramento, California, February 11, 2025. (DVIDS) The US Air Force has temporarily halted the acceptance of new KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft from Boeing after cracks were discovered in two of the four planes scheduled for delivery....
US Air Force training squadron receives first two KC-46AsBoeing on 10 February delivered its second KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker to the US Air...Pat Host, Washington, DCJane's Defence Weekly