Latest "KC-46 Pegasus" stories

Senior Airman Ike Mendonez, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, observes as a KC-46A Pegasus starts its engines April 12, 2022, at Morón Air Base, Spain. (Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert/Air Force)

Boeing wants to boost KC-46 defenses as Air Force weighs tanker path

The Air Force wants its next tankers to be able to survive in the contested airspace likely in the nation's next war.

By Stephen Losey

3 months ago

After long, costly road, Air Force happy with new KC-46 vision system

“We have the demos, we have the videos, we’ve flown it on [Boeing] planes … and it looks magnificent,” says the Air Force's Lt. Col. Joshua Renfro.

By Stephen Losey

7 months ago

‘Everything and the kitchen sink:’ USAF plots new refueling tanker

A blended wing design is one idea the Air Force is seriously considering for the future KC-Z refueling tanker.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

US Air Force awards Boeing $2.3B contract for 15 more KC-46s

The award brings the number of KC-46s under contract with the U.S. Air Force to 128.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

KC-46 tanker’s boom breaks, dents plane while refueling fighter jet

The Air Force believes it will cost at least $2.5 million to repair the KC-46.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

KC-46 tanker test puts fuel boom operator, not copilot, in cockpit

The idea has raised eyebrows among military watchers who question its motives and safety.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

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