The U.S. Air Force announced the establishment of the first KC-46A Pegasus Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). Although the news was released on Oct. 31, 2024, the aircraft deployed to the region...
Italian KC-767A (Image credit: Giovanni Maduli / The Aviationist) After suspending the acquisition of the KC-46 Pegasus, Italy is now looking again for a new tanker, possibly from another vendor. A couple of weeks after halting the acquisition of the KC-46...
A KC-46A Pegasus with Wing Aerial Refueling Pods attached takes off March 13, 2024, from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. This was McConnell’s first test flight with the pods, which allow the KC-46 to refuel two fighter aircraft at once. (U.S....
A C-5M Super Galaxy approaches the boom of a KC-10 Extender to perform reverse aerial refueling training in an aerial refueling track over Northern California and Oregon, Dec. 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller) As part...
