Category: KC-X

GAO thinks Boeing will only be able to deliver all 18 KC-46s in May 2019

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alert5

A new U.S. Government Accountability Office assessment believes Boeing will not be able to deliver all 18 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers this year and will only be able to achieve so in May 2019.

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KC-46A completes fuel on-load testing

Posted on April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 by alert5

The KC-46A has completed the fuel on-load testing portion required for the FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by refueling another KC-46A in mid-air.

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KC-46 refuels KC-46

Posted on October 13, 2017October 12, 2017 by alert5

The KC-46 aerial tanker program has achieved another milestone with the two tankers refueling each other during a four-hour flight.

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KC-46A likely to be delivered in spring 2018

Posted on September 12, 2017 by alert5

Brig. Gen. Donna Shipton, Tankers Directorate program executive officer, told Dayton Daily News that the U.S. Air Force expects the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker to be delivered to the service in spring of 2018.

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KC-46 undergoes testing in anechoic chamber

Posted on June 1, 2017 by alert5

The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards Air Force Base now has a new customer as the Boeing KC-46 aerial tanker is undergoing testing there.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (May 5, 2017) A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is loaded on the rotating platform at the Benefield Anechoic Facility for a series of avionics tests at Edwards Air Force Base. The anechoic facility provides a controlled electromagnetic environment and is shielded against radio frequency interference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)