The next-gen "multirole tanker," in addition to advanced refueling systems, has "defensive countermeasures" and "secure ...

Waiting for an airplane to taxi across a runway does not usually draw very much fanfare and excitement. But when that plane is a KC-46 Pegasus, fresh off the factory floor at Boeing? Well, that is ...

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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Selfridge Air National Guard Base will serve as base for ...

This article examines how the KC-46 stacks up against legacy tankers in 2025, across fuel capacity, technology, survivability, and operational utility. Understanding how the KC-46 compares with its ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a modification contract to provide operational and sustainment services for KC-46 aerial refueling tanker jets. The award has been provided by the Air Force ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee’s national lawmakers have announced that McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base in Blount County will become home to eight new KC-46 tanker aircraft. Senator Marsha ...

DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force and Boeing identified a new KC-46 deficiency this spring that’s causing damage to the tanker’s air system ducts — adding to the aircraft’s running list of unresolved, high ...

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it will procure two more KC-46 refueling planes from American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, in addition to four that are currently on order. Defense Ministry director ...

A Boeing KC-46 arrives at Travis Air Force Base, California, on July 28. Credit: U.S. Defense Department DAYTON, Ohio—The U.S. Air Force says it expects Boeing to be able to retrofit a KC-46 with the ...

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Air Mobility Command has released the results of three accident investigation boards involving KC-46A Pegasus aircraft. The investigations stem from incidents involving ...