根据这份合同生产的所有KC-46A“飞马”加油机将全部交付给美国空军,用来取代老旧的KC-135R“同温层加油机”,并填补今年KC-10A“延伸者”退役后 ...
波音公司近日宣布,已赢得价值23.8亿美元的合同,将为美国空军生产15架KC-46A飞马加油机,这标志着该型飞机的生产计划又向前迈进了一大步。
The KC-46A is a very capable tanker with self-defense capabilities. It can refuel most fixed-wing, receive-capable aircraft. Its refueling boom is driven by a fly-by-wire control system. The hose and ...
The first tanker was propeller-driven and today they are based on airliners (the Boeing 707 and 767), but this is soon set to ...
Employees at Spirit AeroSystems will benefit from a new Boeing order. The U.S. Air Force wants 15 more KC-46A Pegasus tankers ...
The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver capable aircraft on any mission. This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly-by-wire ...
The KC-46A Pegasus tanker successfully completed a 45-hour westward round-the-world flight. According to the U.S. Army, this was the first such flight for the KC-46A. The flying tanker began and ...
The Boeing Company BA recently secured an order worth $2.38 billion from the U.S. Air Force to manufacture 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers. This contract win should ...
The U.S. Air Force has announced fives bases as candidates for the next round of active duty-led KC-46A Pegasus basing. The bases include Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; Fairchild AFB, Washington ...
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on ...
(Reuters) - Boeing said on Thursday it has secured a $2.38 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to build 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers under the Lot 11 procurement.
Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...