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 ...
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US Air Force grounds its KC-46 fleet after cracks found. How problems have marred ‘Pegasus Program’
New Delhi: The US Air Force has grounded all of its KC-46 tanker aircraft, delivered by Boeing under the ‘Pegasus Program’, after cracks were discovered on two of four new, ready-for-delivery jets and ...
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Air Force Tanker Fleet Faces Major Restructuring Under 2026 NDAA
House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to ...
Problems flagged by the Pentagon’s chief tester that could hamper the ability of the KC-46 tanker to protect itself on missions have been addressed, according to U.S. Air Force officials. Raytheon’s ...
A new structural crack found in a subset of the Boeing KC-46 fleet should be fixed quickly, the head of Air Mobility Command said on March 20. The discovery prompted the U.S. Air Force to pause KC-46 ...
A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker with the US Air Force (USAF) suffered an emergency during a refuelling flight over California that reportedly resulted in significant damage to the jet’s fuel-transfer ...
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Engineering Concerns Prompt US Lawmakers To Limit USAF KC-46 Acquisitions & Extend KC-135 Retirements
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 ...
Photographs show the boom of a KC-46 Pegasus was ripped off during a mishap while refueling F-22 Raptors last week. (Air Force) A KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker was forced to conduct an emergency ...
Boeing has lost billions of dollars on the fixed-price KC-46 program, and a nearly six-week machinist strike has heightened the refueling tanker's problems. (Airman Lauren Torres/Air Force) Boeing’s ...
The U.S. Air Force planned in 2024 to certify the F-117A Nighthawk to be able to refuel from the KC-46A Pegasus, the service’s newest tanker. Two F-117 Nighthawks have been spotted while refueling ...
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