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
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KC-46A’s boom to be redesign
The U.S. Air Force will pay Boeing to redesign the boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker.
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KC-46A arrives at McConnell AFB
The first two Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling tankers have arrived at their new home at McConnell Air Force Base on Jan. 25.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Thompson
Airbus to partner with Lockheed Martin and offer A330 MRTT to U.S. government
Lockheed Martin and Airbus announced recently that the two companies have signed a memorandum of agreement to “explore opportunities” to meet “growing demand” from U.S. defense customers for aerial refueling.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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