A fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers has been grounded pending an investigation after cracks were found on two of them, The War Zone (TWZ) reported on Friday. TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus ...
Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were being readied for delivery, prompting the U.S. Air ...
According to reports, the Air Force and Boeing were aware since 2018 that the KC-46 Pegasus could develop issues in the ...
The US Air Force, which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new aircraft after the discovery of ...
Now, there’s a new complication. Two of the Air Force’s four newest KC-46 planes have already developed cracks in their airframes, according to exclusive reporting from The War Zone.
58 total The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker is a military version of the 767 commercial aircraft. It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some of ...
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The general in charge of the service's fleet of cargo and refueller aircraft says the service has been evaluating its needs ...
as the USAF considers the platform for other aircraft types like the C-130, KC-135, and KC-46. Despite being an add-on capability that aims to provide modern electronic warfare (EW) functionality ...
Byrne said when he was in the U.S. House, during the first Trump administration, there was no pushback from the president ...
The U.S. Air Force has recently paused deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft and launched a fleet-wide inspection on the 89 aircraft currently in service. This decision came after ...
Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon for comment. The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.