Selfridge Air National Guard Base picked to host KC-46 squadronThe fleet of KC-46A Pegasus tankers may start arriving in 2029.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown3 months ago
‘Cautionary tale’: How Boeing won a US Air Force program and lost $7BThe KC-46 was to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program. Instead, it has cost Boeing billions, and made industry wary of such deals.By Stephen Losey3 months ago
KC-10 tanker flies last combat mission as retirement loomsThe last KC-10 Extender tanker jet is scheduled to retire in September 2024.By Rachel S. Cohen6 months ago
US Air Force to issue new refueling tanker request in SeptemberHowever, much remains undecided over how to field an advanced refueling aircraft the service now calls the next-generation aerial refueling system.By Stephen Losey9 months ago
Boeing wants to boost KC-46 defenses as Air Force weighs tanker pathThe Air Force wants its next tankers to be able to survive in the contested airspace likely in the nation's next war.By Stephen Losey10 months ago
After long, costly road, Air Force happy with new KC-46 vision system“We have the demos, we have the videos, we’ve flown it on [Boeing] planes … and it looks magnificent,” says the Air Force's Lt. Col. Joshua Renfro.By Stephen Losey14 months ago