An Air Force 22nd Air Refueling Wing Boeing KC-46A Pegasus flew the world’s first westbound global circumnavigation using the aircraft, starting Saturday and ending Monday. The flight began and ...

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.3 billion contract in November 2023 to build 15 more KC-46s, bringing the total number of Pegasus tankers on contract to 153.

The tanker order is a Lot 11 contract award valued at $2.38 billion. “We appreciate our continued partnership with the U.S. Air Force,” said Lynn Fox, vice president and KC-46 program manager.

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have reached an agreement on a path forward and upgrades to the Remote Vision System (RVS) that will be implemented following first delivery of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker.

Significance of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus The KC-46 Pegasus is a wide-body, multirole tanker that can refuel all U.S. allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial ...

The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), officially entered into the initial operational test and evaluation phase, FlightGlobal reported Thursday.

Notably, BA’s KC-46 Pegasus tanker remains a major player in this market. This wide-body, multi-role tanker is compatible with all U.S. allied and coalition military aircraft using international ...

Ending long-standing uncertainty about its immediate plans for tanker recapitalisation, the air force says it will procure up ...

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center serves as the contracting activity. In January, Boeing secured a $2.12 billion contract modification from USAF for Lot 7 KC-46 aircraft production.

Boeing has begun assembling Japan’s first KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker, after being awarded a foreign military sales contract in December 2017. The U.S. Air Force exercised an option for Japan ...

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