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KC-46A completes refueling testing with C-5M

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The U.S. Air Force says its news tanker, the KC-46A, has completed mid-air refueling testing with the C-5M. The first contact occurred on Apr. 29.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (April 29, 2019) KC-46 out of EDW makes first-ever contact with C-5 Galaxy out of Travis Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)


Separately, the U.S. Air Force’s top acquisition official feedback that foreign object debris (FOD) is still being found on new KC-46A delivered from Boeing.

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