Israel Signs Deal for New American Heavy Lift Helos and Aerial Tankers
Although the CH-53K helicopters and KC-46 Pegasus tankers won't arrive for a few years, it sets the stage for a revamped, long-range strike force.
Source: nationalinterest.org
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Trick Or Treat: Japan Accepts Its First KC-46 Tanker
Boeing became the first international operator of the KC-46 on Oct. 31.
Source: breakingdefense.com
AMC approves operational use of the Centerline Drogue System as first KC-46A Interim Capability Release milestone > Air Mobility Command > Article Display
By Headquarters AMC Public Affairs / Published July 12, 2021 New Hampshire based KC-46A aircrew refuel a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet off the coast of Maryland, July 1, 2020. This marked the first time the aircrew utilized the KC-46A centerline drogue system to refuel an aircraft. (Photo by Lt. Zach Fisher, U.S. Navy)based KC-46A aircrew refuel a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet off the coast of Maryland, July 1, 2020. This marked the first time the aircrew utilized the KC-46A centerline drogue system to refuel an aircraft. (Photo by Lt. Zach Fisher, U.S. Navy)
Source: af.mil
Shaheen, Hassan say Boeing fixes too slow on KC-46A refueling tankers
PORTSMOUTH — The state’s two Democratic U.S. senators and Maine’s independent U.S. senator gave the nation's new deputy secretary of defense a tour Wednesday of the region’s two military bases — the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and the N.H. Air Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease. While it was largely a show and tell for Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks to see the ongoing construction of a new superflood basin at the shipyard and the new fleet of 12 KC-46A refueling tankers at the Air Guard base here, there are some underlying issues at both locations.
Source: seacoastonline.com
Air Force's Mismanagement of KC-46 Tanker Program Is Costing It $100 Million, IG Says
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. Air Force) 28 May 2021 The U.S. Air Force's KC-46 tanker program office should have dealt with problems with the aircraft's refueling boom years ago, during its development, according to a May 27 Defense Department Inspector General report. Instead, the service is working with Boeing Co., the tanker's manufacturer, to redesign the boom -- at a cost of $100 million. The KC-46 Pegasus has had many iss...
Source: military.com