Boeing will build an additional 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a Lot 10 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force valued at $2.3 billion. One hundred fifty-three KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers are now on contract globally, providing advanced capability advantages for the joint force and allies. “We appreciate our partnership …
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The KC-46A Pegasus has proven itself as the world’s most advanced multi-mission combat aerial refueling airplane, and customers are already increasing orders for the tanker. In December 2022, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) added two additional KC-46As to its order, and in January 2023, the US Air Force signed …
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American plane-maker Boeing has won a sole-source, $79,4 million deal for KC-46A long-lead spares, initial spares and support equipment from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, according to an Apr. 19 Pentagon announcement. The award, an undefinitized modification of a previous contract, provides mission-essential long-lead spares, initial spares, …
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Boeing delivered 14 KC-46A in-flight refuelling tankers in 2020 to the US Air Force (USAF), exactly half of what it delivered the year before. The company struggled in 2020 to deliver tankers on time to its main customer due to design and manufacturing problems, as well as interruptions to production …
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