USAF Clears KC-46 To Deploy Long Before Official Operational Decision
Air Mobility Command decides it can longer wait and “play chicken” with Boeing.
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Air Mobility Command decides it can longer wait and “play chicken” with Boeing.
Boeing's KC-46A Pegasus tanker is now approved for worldwide deployment, including in support of combat operations, according to the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC). The KC-46A offloaded 1.46 million pounds of fuel to 66 aircraft over the course of 206 flight hours in a recent exercise.
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