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The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
Milwaukee-area communities rally to support Pegasus tankers. The new tankers can hold more than 212,000 pounds of fuel, 65,000 pounds of cargo, and up to 58 passengers, which increases mission ...
This is a list of United States Air Force air refueling squadrons. Air refueling squadrons Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Status 2nd Air Refueling Squadron McGuire AFB "Second to None" KC-46 Pegasus Active 6th Air Refueling Squadron Travis AFB, Fairfield CA Strength Extended KC-10 Extender Active 7th Air Refueling Squadron Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth TX KC-135A Inactivated 1993 9th Air ...
133rd Air Refueling Squadron. The 133rd Air Refueling Squadron (133 ARS) is a unit of the New Hampshire Air National Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing located at Pease Air National Guard Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The 133rd, which previously operated the KC-135 Stratotanker, received its first KC-46A Pegasus tanker on 8 August ...
With the arrival of the KC-46 Pegasus, refueling squadrons are phasing out the KC-10 to make room for the new tanker. Travis Air Force Base, one of two AFBs that operate the plane, will fly its ...
Tanker; KC-10 Extender: United States: aerial refueling: 20 [1] KC-46 Pegasus: United States aerial refueling 99 aircraft. (Maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) As of January 2024, 84 aircraft have been deployed. KC-135 Stratotanker: United States aerial refueling KC-135R/T: 377 [1] The breakdown is as follows: 323 KC-135R, 54 KC ...
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus. The Boeing KC-767 is a military aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767-200ER. The tanker received the designation KC-767A, after being selected by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) initially to replace older KC-135Es. In December 2003, the contract was frozen and later canceled due to ...
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was [citation needed] operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft Program. [N 1] It incorporates military-specific equipment for its primary ...