KC-46 refuels the F-35 for the first time Posted on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 by alert5 The KC-46 has refueled the F-35 in mid-air for the first time on Jan. 22. The tanker was assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner Source Related posts (Automatically Generated): RAAF KC-30A saves USMC F/A-18C with engine trouble over Iraq Australian class action suit against F-35 VMM-266 refuels from KC-10 YouTube: A400M refuels two fighters simultaneously RAF Voyager refuels USMC Harriers AV-8B refuels from the KC-46A