How many KC-46 tankers are there? A deep analysis of the USAF plans, Boeing’s 767-based Pegasus, production numbers, and what ...

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 U.S. Air Force has ended its three-month ban on cargo and passenger operations in the KC-46A Pegasus. On Dec. 18, the Air Force closed a KC-46A Category 1 Deficiency following the successful ...

Airmen from the US Air Force's 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab at McConnell Air Force Base have invented a new remote start device for the KC-46A Pegasus, called the Auxiliary Power Unit Start ...

A Boeing KC-46 on the runway at Pease ANGB, New Hampshire, in September. Credit: Air National Guard GRAPEVINE, Texas—Final deliveries of U.S. Air Force-purchased KC-46s are expected in 2031, two years ...

The US Air Force is hoping that its KC-46 fleet will be able to handle a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but logistical problems are complicating this plan. The KC-46 drama continues as the US Air Force ...

The Air Force plans to buy 179 KC-46s over 13 lots and is nearing the end of its procurement. (Airman 1st Class Joshua Hastings/U.S. Air Force) The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract ...

The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville will be a main operating base for the new KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. The KC-46 Pegasus is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling ...

A KC-46 Pegasus refuels an F-16 at night, as seen through the updated version of the Remote Vision System, or RVS 2.0. (Boeing) The KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker’s troubled remote vision system is ...

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (KSLA) — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 2025 Defenders of Liberty Air Show on March 29-30 at Barksdale Air Force Base. Hours will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Employees at Spirit AeroSystems will benefit from a new Boeing order. The U.S. Air Force wants 15 more KC-46A Pegasus tankers. Spirit Aerosystems builds the KC-46A’s fuselage ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The 190th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) at Forbes Field Air National Guard Base will welcome a site survey team consisting of members from the National Guard Bureau and active-duty ...