Combat Aviator on MSN
KC-46 Pegasus: Hardening tanker ops in contested Pacific airspace
The vast Pacific Ocean stretches over 60 million square miles, presenting the world’s largest theater of potential military ...
Combat Aviator on MSN
KC-46 Pegasus: Fueling USAF’s Pacific strategy for dominance
The Indo-Pacific region represents the world’s most strategically vital theater, spanning over half the globe’s surface and ...
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Air Force And Boeing Launch KC-46 Recovery Plan After Years Of Readiness And Refueling System Issues
Although the key fixes for the KC-46 will still take years to fully reach the fleet, a new plan promises a 20% availability ...
The latest on Boeing's struggling tanker.
Israel announced the maiden flight and imminent delivery of the new KC-46 “Gideon” tanker, a day after the announcement of the procurement of an additional squadron of F-35Is and one of F-15IAs. The ...
MILAN — The Italian Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Airbus for the planned procurement of a fleet of six A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft, as part of a deal valued at €1.4 ...
KC-46 Pegasus refuels a A-10 attack plane. CONTRIBUTED KC-46 Pegasus refuels a A-10 attack plane. CONTRIBUTED The Air Force has marked the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tanker with three “deficiency ...
Sen. Kevin Cramer said lawmakers "need more information for sure" about projected price increases for the air refueler, which ...
A KC-46A Pegasus tanker practices refueling operations on another KC-46A, Oct. 21, 2023. (Airman 1st Class Simonne Barker/Air Force) The Air Force is asking Congress for $3.9 billion to buy 15 Boeing ...
Members of the Tanker and Mobility Directorates held a joint ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 24 to unveil a model KC-46 simulating the refueling of a C-17 model. The ...
The Pentagon is considering leasing aerial refuelling tankers to mitigate Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker delivery delays to the US Air Force (USAF), according to the head of US Transportation Command ...
Pegasus, and why did it declare emergency over Persian Gulf? A US Air Force tanker squawked 7700 over the Persian Gulf after flying from Tel Aviv and crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Another KC-135 ...
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