The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver ... and wing refueling pods during refueling operations. This new tanker utilizes an advanced KC-10 boom, a center mounted drogue and ...

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 2025 Defenders of Liberty Air Show on March 29-30 at Barksdale Air Force ...

The KC-46A Pegasus is the latest craft to provide ... Boeing purposefully built the first production tanker in 1950. Four propeller-driven Pratt & Whitney engines powered the KC-97 Stratofreighter.

The KC-46A represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability for the joint force, the U.S. Air Force says on the page on its website dedicated to the tanker. The aircraft ...

Such remarkable features must have bolstered the demand for this tanker jet, translating into solid order growth. The latest contract win is a bright example of this. The KC-46A continues to ...

The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety ... as well as handling qualities of both the tanker, boom and receiver throughout the required ...

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 ...

Israel has offered a rare glimpse inside its Boeing 707 "Re'em' refueling aircraft, including a closer look at the remote ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have provided an even better look at the previously secretive remote vision system that is central to the operation of the Israeli Air Force’s critical Boeing 707 ...

It will continue to produce the KC-46A tanker. The company will also evaluate its Boeing Defense, Space & Security program, which is one of the world’s largest defense and space contractors.