Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were being readied for delivery, prompting the U.S. Air ...

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 ...

The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver capable aircraft on any mission. This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly-by-wire ...

The KC-46A can carry more than 210,000 lbs of fuel ... They learned of this because the Boeing 767, the commercial aircraft that the KC-46 is based on, has developed similar issues during its ...

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The U.S. Air Force has announced fives bases as candidates for the next round of active duty-led KC-46A Pegasus basing. The bases include Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; Fairchild AFB, Washington ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on ...

Dec. 12, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven) While a Boeing 767 derivative too, the KC-46A Pegasus the U.S. Air Force selected to replace the older KC-135 features a stretched ...

TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling planes would ... military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In 2011, the U.S. Air Force chose it to replace older ...