KC-46 Pegasus still faces A-10 and stealth aircraft refueling limits as Boeing works on boom and vision system fixes.

The western Pacific Ocean represents one of the most complex and dangerous military operating environments on Earth. Layered ...

The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted a KC-46A refueling mission with a reduced crew (pilot and boom operator only) to validate operational procedures for high-end combat scenarios. This ...

US deploys KC-135 and KC-46 tankers to the Middle East amid rising tensions. Houthi targeting of shipping by August 31 at 46% ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Boeing an $88 million contract for spare parts for Japan’s KC-46 tankers, but service officials confirmed to Defense News on Monday the deal included ...

The Air Force has cleared its KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for limited, non-combat flights operations even though it needs a new refueling system, new boom, and more testing with some of the military ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A KC-46 Pegasus refuels an F-16 at night, as seen through the updated version of the Remote Vision System, or RVS 2.0. (Boeing) ...

A KC-46A Pegasus arrives at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Jan. 31, 2019. This is the fourth KC-46 McConnell received since the initial arrival on Jan. 25, 2019. (Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick/U.S ...

Italy to be a new Boeing KC-46A operator. The new Pegasus tankers will be designated KC-767B. The DPPD (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa) for 2022-2024, the document released by the ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.—Long-troubled U.S. Air Force KC-46 tankers are continuing to expand their mission load and recently began refueling F-35 stealth fighters. KC-46 aircraft based here at Pease Air ...

With 53 aircraft in service, Boeing’s BA KC-46 Pegasus tanker is now approved for supporting over two-thirds of the aircraft in the joint air fleet that are capable of receiving fuel in flight. The ...

A KC-46A Pegasus like this one flew an entire aerial refueling mission with one pilot and one boom operator, two people - just as with the F-15E pictured here - on October 25. The Air Force’s newest ...