Boeing's working on KC46 Pegasus military refueling jet deals with up
The US Air Force received three new KC-46A Pegasus aircraft from Boeing, boosting its fleet to 75 aircraft. USAF is the largest customer of Boeing's KC-46A tanker transport, with nearly 120 ordered. The KC-46A has had challenges, including issues with navigation software, water-draining tubes, and the remote vision system for aerial refueling.
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The Air Force's contract caps development cost at $4.9 billion, and the service plans to buy 179 KC-46s to begin replacing aging KC-135s. In total, Air Mobility Command operates 455 KC-135s.
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USAF KC-46 Pegasus hits combat target for two-man crew. 8th November 2022. The US Air Force has carried out a Boeing KC-46A Pegasus air refuelling mission with a crew of just two for the first time to validate procedures for operating with a limited aircrew in combat
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A KC-46 Pegasus refuels an F-16 at night, as seen through the updated version of the Remote Vision System, dubbed RVS 2.0. (Boeing) It took another two years before the service accepted the.
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The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
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Air refueling for the full spectrum of missions The KC-46A delivers more fuel at all ranges and from shorter runways than the KC-135 aircraft it's replacing — while utilizing less ramp space than competing tankers — ensuring mission reach from forward and austere airfields.
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The KC-46 Pegasus has now been deployed worldwide and can refuel every USAF aircraft except the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. The KC-46 cannot refuel the Warthog because of the stiffness of the tanker's refueling boom. This is another issue that Boeing is trying to address. On October 23, 2023, Reuters reported that Lockheed Martin.
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An image from Boeing depicts an operator refueling an F-16 using the boom operator's remote viewing system in the KC-46 Pegasus. Boeing. "If we tried to have external light, visible light on with the receiver coming up on vision goggles, it would bloom up the goggles, it just doesn't work that way," Burns said.
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Air Warfare What's gone wrong — and right — with Boeing's KC-46A Pegasus tanker? By Zamone Perez Jul 26, 2022 A KC-46 Pegasus from the 97th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the 56th Air.
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EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 28, 2023― Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build an additional 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a Lot 10 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force valued at $2.3 billion. One hundred fifty-three KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers are now on contract globally, providing advanced capability advantages for the joint force and allies.
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The KC-46A is a wide-body, multi-mission aircraft capable of transporting fuel, cargo, passengers, and patients. Boeing will deliver the entire KC-46 tanker fleet by 2027. The programme is expected to generate more than 50,000 jobs and will involve about 800 suppliers.
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Jan 10, 2022 A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, refuels an F-15C Eagle while an F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15C assigned to Eglin AFB,.
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The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
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May 23, 2022 in Defense In May 2022, Boeing delivered the 59th KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the U.S. Air Force. As the KC-46 takes on a growing role in the fleet, the Air Force has been putting the Pegasus to work in real-world, theater operational missions and global exercises.
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The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet. With greater refueling, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the KC-135, the KC-46A will provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation receivers. Features