A KC-46 tanker lost its boom during an F-22 refueling mission, adding to safety concerns around the aircraft's troubled boom system.

Included in Block 1 upgrades for the KC-46 is the Pegasus Advanced Communications Suite, which will upgrade the tanker’s Link ...

Last week, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft passed one of its two final milestones prior to entering service with the U.S. Air Force. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted ...

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - A new supplier problem has stymied deliveries of Boeing's (BA.N), opens new tab 767 freighter and KC-46 tanker, the company confirmed on Tuesday. According to a ...

Last week, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft passed one of its two final milestones prior to entering service with the U.S. Air Force. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted ...

A KC-46 tanker refuels an Air Force F-35 fighter over California. Wikipedia . Thus, while the gestation of the Air Force’s next-generation tanker has been delayed by several years, ...

The KC-46 program completed two key refueling boom milestones recently. Its first test aircraft (EMD1) took to the skies with the refueling boom and wing air refueling pods installed. The ...

The KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker’s troubled remote vision system is now unlikely to see a replacement upgrade until summer 2027, the Air Force said, putting the Boeing program more than three ...

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa was on an initial list of 11 bases under consideration to host the new KC-46 Pegasus refueling jets, left, but was passed over a second time. By .

The KC-46 is intended to replace the first third of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) KC-135 fleet in the primary role of air-refueling, as well as in secondary roles of transport and aeromedical evacuation.