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 ...

The KC-46 is scheduled to replace part of the service's older tanker fleets, such as the KC-135 and KC-10 Extender. The Air Force said its goal is to retire its KC-10s and have the right mix of KC ...

Air Force's Mismanagement of KC-46 Tanker Program Is Costing It $100 Million, IG Says A KC-46A Pegasus makes its final approach July 28th, 2019 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Skyler Combs/U.S ...

Like Goldfein, Manasco said the Air Force is working with Boeing to get a fix of the KC-46 in place. But in the meantime, he said, “if we had to go to war tonight,” the tanker would be ready ...

Growing pains . The KC-46 had a mission-capable rate of 61% in 2024, which is worse than its 2023 readiness of 65%. The KC-46 tanker's effective mission capable rate falls by an additional 24% on ...

The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first KC-46 air display at an air show in Texas, recently. The 56th ARS from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, made history on Nov. 9, 2024, by ...

Between the F-35 Lightning II and littoral combat ship, the US military's record of new, big-budget procurements has not been stellar, and it's set to get worse, as the troubled KC-46A Pegasus ...

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.

Boeing has halted deliveries of its KC-46 tanker after structural cracks were found in new aircraft on delivery to the Air Force which is inspecting its entire fleet of 89 KC-46s, TWZ reported.

The Air Force reiterated that view, stating that “initial assessment” has not identified any immediate safety risk to the KC-46 tanker fleet. Air Force spokesperson Alli Stormer said in an ...

The 56th Air Refueling Squadron’s KC-46 Pegasus demo team and members from the 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose for a photo at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 9, 2024.