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Boeing's (BA) KC-46 Pegasus is a wide-body, multirole tanker that can refuel all U.S., allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures.
Boeing (BA) is set to provide non-recurring engineering design and test for the Remote Vision System 2.0 along with Air Refueling Operator Station 2.0 mission equipment for KC-46A aircraft.
Boeing's (BA) KC-46 aircraft is equipped to detect, avoid and survive threats using multiple layers of protection, which enables it to operate safely in medium-threat environments.
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.
It operates the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions. The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 344th Bombardment Squadron . It saw combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations , participating in the low level attack on oil refineries near Ploiești , Romania.
A USAF KC-135 boom operator refuels a USAF F-16 during a mission over Iraq. A USAF KC-10 boom operator refuels a Dutch F-16 during a mission over Afghanistan.. In the U.S. Air Force (USAF), a boom operator is an aircrew member aboard tanker aircraft who is responsible for safely and effectively transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft to another during flight (known as aerial ...
Sep. 8—The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational ...
Boeing Co delivered its first KC-46A aircraft to Japan, the company said on Sunday, the first delivery of the aerial refueling jet to a customer outside the United States, as growing tensions with ...