Advanced TechnologyUSAF Moving to Field KC-46A Communications "Backbone" DAYTON, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force intends to field a communications “backbone” for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in the next year in Capability Release 1 (CR1) of the service’s Advanced Battle…
MilitaryRemote Vision System Update Stands Between Boeing and KC-46A Completion Boeing has finished 95% of the testing it must conduct on its new KC-46A Pegasus tanker before it can start delivering the refueling jet to the U.S. Air Force. In those tests, the…
MilitaryUS Begins New Study on Future Military Aircraft Replacement The U.S. Defense Department (DOD) has launched a congressionally mandated study to determine how many refueling aircraft, transport planes and cargo ships it will need to support future military operations. U.S. Transportation…
MilitaryBoeing to Flight Test Software Update on KC-46A The U.S. Air Force said it learned that two of the plane’s systems in its KC-46A tanker program — the Centerline Drogue System (CDS) and the Remote Vision System (RVS) — are not…