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Inside MacDill’s $275M upgrade: How the new KC-46 will replace aging KC-135 fleet after tragic crash
The 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base is home to the KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling plane that has helped ...
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Engineering Concerns Prompt US Lawmakers To Limit USAF KC-46 Acquisitions & Extend KC-135 Retirements
The US Air Force’s newest aerial tanker, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, has encountered a roadblock with the congressional oversight that approves budgets and procurement. The projected procurement in 2026 ...
All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 aerial tanker that crashed in Iraq on March 12 have been confirmed dead.
A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F16 plane during Operation Epic Fury. A KC-135 crashed in Iraq earlier this week. There are ...
Less than two months after the US Air Force (USAF) announced plans to significantly expand its purchases of KC-46A tankers from Boeing, US lawmakers are attempting to restrict that proposal, at least ...
The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, ...
The US Air Force is hoping that its KC-46 fleet will be able to handle a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but logistical problems are complicating this plan. The KC-46 drama continues as the US Air Force ...
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