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USAF seeks companies able to provide commercial derivative tanker aircraft to supplement its tanker aircraft fleet at the end of KC-46A production
by Dario LeoneThe KC-135 will be 70 years old when the Air Force expects to receive its last KC-46 delivery in 2029, and…
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The first 12 JASDF aircrew students have started their training on operating the KC-46 Pegasus
by Dario LeoneTo be fully qualified to operate the KC-46 Pegasus, over the course of three months the JASDF students went through the…
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KC-46 can’t refuel the A-10 and some variants of the C-130 because USAF Did Not Effectively Oversee Development of its Refueling Boom
by Dario LeoneResults of tests conducted in 2018 showed the boom was problematic when the company tried to test full functionality of the…
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The impact of COVID-19 on major defense acquisition programs: how US Defense Industry survived – and even grew – during the coronavirus pandemic
by Dario Leone“COVID-19 was horrible, but it could have been a lot worse,” Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for…
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A Japanese KC-46 tanker becomes the first Pegasus for an international customer to complete successful first flight
by Dario LeoneJapan is the KC-46 program’s first international customer and is scheduled to receive its first jet this year. The first Boeing…
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USAF awards Boeing $2.1 Billion for the Next KC-46 Production Lot. The company is now on contract for 94 Pegasus tankers.
by Dario LeoneBoeing is assembling KC-46A aircraft at its Everett, Washington, facility, where it also continues production of the KC-46 tanker for Japan.…
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Deliveries to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force will begin in 2021. On Sep. 17, 2020 the first KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling…
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin to continue Production of US Military Aircraft despite COVID 19 Pandemic
by Dario LeoneProduction on major acquisition systems like the KC-46 tanker and F-35 strike fighter will continue. Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin have…
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“USAF Won’t Use KC-46 unless absolutely necessary,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Goldfein Says
by Dario LeoneGoldfein still isn’t comfortable enough with KC-46 Pegasus tanker to let it fly regular missions. Instead, the Air Force will only…
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