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Air Force and Boeing launch KC-46 recovery plan after years of readiness and refueling system issues
Although the key fixes for the KC-46 will still take years to fully reach the fleet, a new plan promises a 20% availability ...
Sen. Kevin Cramer said lawmakers "need more information for sure" about projected price increases for the air refueler, which ...
Israel's first Boeing KC-46 'Gideon' tanker has completed its maiden flight in the US ahead of delivery to the Israeli Air ...
A recovery plan for the Boeing KC-46 pushes the arrival of the Remote Vision System (RVS) 2.0 upgrade by more than a year and converts five early-build aircraft into feedstock for spare parts, the U.S ...
A KC-46A Pegasus tanker practices refueling operations on another KC-46A, Oct. 21, 2023. (Airman 1st Class Simonne Barker/Air Force) The Air Force is asking Congress for $3.9 billion to buy 15 Boeing ...
Upgrade timeline shift: The Remote Vision System 2.0, meant to fix critical refueling issues, will now start fielding in early 2028 instead of 2027. Parts cannibalization move: Five early-build KC-46s ...
A KC-46A Pegasus, assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, sits on the flightline at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 17. The aircraft was one of four participating in the first KC-46 Employment ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Boeing an $88 million contract for spare parts for Japan’s KC-46 tankers, but service officials confirmed to Defense News on Monday the deal included ...
Capt. Wade Gallup, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, approaches a KC-46 Pegasus during refueling training over central Wash., Jan. 30, 2019. (A1C Sara Hoerichs/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — A trio of ...
Italy to be a new Boeing KC-46A operator. The new Pegasus tankers will be designated KC-767B. The DPPD (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa) for 2022-2024, the document released by the ...
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