Featured in KC-46ABYOliver ParkenMay 10, 2022ShareKC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight EverTesting the KC-46A and its crew’s capabilities, the record-breaking flight spanned all four corners of the U.S. mainland. BYOliver ParkenMay 10, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareE-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling ShotsThe KC-46A Pegasus has completed aerial refueling trials with the E-4B Nightwatch and Edwards AFB has some incredible photos to show for it. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareKC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere AirstripsThe KC-46 is plagued with issues but its ability to move fuel to austere locations during combat operations looks promising. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareIsrael’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran DeniedThe KC-46As would go a long way to bolstering Israel’s already small and dwindling tanker fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareLockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against BoeingThe Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareAir Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already BuyingThe Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2021ShareKC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling BoomBoom operators on the Pegasus are apparently using workarounds like tracking shadows on receiver aircraft. BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s Bought Those Retired Singapore Air Force KC-135R TankersThere are now two companies flying boom-equipped tankers, which are rare assets in the private sector that look set to be increasingly in demand. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareSenate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next BudgetA proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020ShareRomanian Dictator’s Boeing 707 Makes First Flight In Years For Delivery To Air Refueling FirmThe jet will join Omega Air’s existing fleet as the Pentagon’s interest contractor aerial refueling services grows. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel ExcessivelyThe announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share12
BYOliver ParkenMay 10, 2022ShareKC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight EverTesting the KC-46A and its crew’s capabilities, the record-breaking flight spanned all four corners of the U.S. mainland. BYOliver ParkenMay 10, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareE-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling ShotsThe KC-46A Pegasus has completed aerial refueling trials with the E-4B Nightwatch and Edwards AFB has some incredible photos to show for it. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareKC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere AirstripsThe KC-46 is plagued with issues but its ability to move fuel to austere locations during combat operations looks promising. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareIsrael’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran DeniedThe KC-46As would go a long way to bolstering Israel’s already small and dwindling tanker fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareLockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against BoeingThe Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareAir Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already BuyingThe Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2021ShareKC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling BoomBoom operators on the Pegasus are apparently using workarounds like tracking shadows on receiver aircraft. BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s Bought Those Retired Singapore Air Force KC-135R TankersThere are now two companies flying boom-equipped tankers, which are rare assets in the private sector that look set to be increasingly in demand. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareSenate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next BudgetA proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020ShareRomanian Dictator’s Boeing 707 Makes First Flight In Years For Delivery To Air Refueling FirmThe jet will join Omega Air’s existing fleet as the Pentagon’s interest contractor aerial refueling services grows. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel ExcessivelyThe announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
