A fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers has been grounded pending an investigation after cracks were found on two of them, The War Zone (TWZ) reported on Friday. TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus ...

According to reports, the Air Force and Boeing were aware since 2018 that the KC-46 Pegasus could develop issues in the ...

The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver ... and wing refueling pods during refueling operations. This new tanker utilizes an advanced KC-10 boom, a center mounted drogue and ...

A new U.S. Air Force analysis recommends continuing the development of NGAD, as well as terminating the NGAS stealth tanker ...

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The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety ... as well as handling qualities of both the tanker, boom and receiver throughout the required ...

The tanker was designed to replace the aging fleet ... Director Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) mentioned the KC-46A was “not meeting many of its suitability metrics.” ...

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TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling planes would ... Boeing has halted deliveries of its KC-46 tanker after structural cracks were found in new aircraft on delivery to the Air Force ...

Sadly, those folks were mistaken after new issues emerged with the KC-46A tanker line that the United States Air Force ordered. It has halted deliveries on the new aircraft while the matter gets ...