Boeing, US Air Force Make History with First KC-46A Tanker Refueling Flight
Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight today in the skies above Washington ...
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RAAF KC30A Tanker Refuels F-35A Fighter In First Test
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed the first fuel transfer with the air refuelling boom from a RAAF ...
KC-46A Tanker Completes Successful First Flight
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio: A KC-46A Pegasus tanker (EMD-2) made history with its first flight Sept. 25 from Paine Field in ...
Boeing, Qatar Confirm Purchase of Four C-17s
France: Boeing and the government of Qatar recently signed an agreement for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III ...
KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Costs Drop 5% But Key Flight Capability Testing Lags Behind
The KC-46 acquisition cost estimate has declined by about 5.4 percent from $51.7 billion to $48.9 billion since February 2011 ...
Boeing Completes Successful First Flight In KC-46 Program
The KC-46 Pegasus development program completed its first flight of Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) aircraft #1 Dec. 28. EMD ...
Australia to Buy 2-4 More C-17s
The Australian Government has begun the process of purchasing two additional C-17A Globemaster strategic airlift aircraft, Minister for Defence Senator ...
IAI Tests Fly-By-Wire Boom for New Tanker
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently performed successful test-flights on a B767-300ER aircraft, equipped with an advanced Fly-by-Wire (FBW) boom system. ...
Airbus A400M Successfully Demonstrates Tanker Capability
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has performed successfully air-to-air refueling tests with a F/A-18 Hornet fighter. The tanker test ...
KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program on Track, but Upcoming Schedule Remains Challenging
The KC-46 program has made good progress over the past year—acquisition costs have remained relatively stable, the critical design review ...
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