The US Air Force’s newest aerial tanker, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, has encountered a roadblock with the congressional oversight that approves budgets and procurement. The projected procurement in 2026 ...

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, ...

The US Air Force is hoping that its KC-46 fleet will be able to handle a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but logistical problems are complicating this plan. The KC-46 drama continues as the US Air Force ...

Less than two months after the US Air Force (USAF) announced plans to significantly expand its purchases of KC-46A tankers from Boeing, US lawmakers are attempting to restrict that proposal, at least ...

Despite the recent and disastrous incidents with its 737 MAX 9 airplanes, Boeing has been a leading civilian and military aircraft manufacturer for more than 100 years. The KC-46A Pegasus is the ...

A Boeing KC-46 on the runway at Pease ANGB, New Hampshire, in September. Credit: Air National Guard GRAPEVINE, Texas—Final deliveries of U.S. Air Force-purchased KC-46s are expected in 2031, two years ...

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It was the end of an era on Wednesday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The KC-135 refueling plane is being retired to make way for the new KC-46. Members of the New Jersey Air National Guard ...

The 128th Air Refueling Wing is competing to be one of 15 National Guard wings to host the KC-46 tanker, highlighted during the Milwaukee Air & Water Show. LIVE RADAR AND SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS CAN ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new aircraft for MacDill Air Force Base will mean change and investment for the surrounding community. On Tuesday, base officials and Congresswoman Kathy Castor broke ground for ...

A KC-46 Pegasus refuels an F-16 at night, as seen through the updated version of the Remote Vision System, or RVS 2.0. (Boeing) The KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker’s troubled remote vision system is ...