After decades of service, a legendary tanker says farewell. Alan de Herrera A retired KC-10 Extender known as Excalibur awaits a six-day mothballing process at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, ...
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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 ...
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to significantly expand its fleet of Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aerial refuellers, purchasing dozens more of the 767-based jets. The air force confirms to FlightGlobal it has ...
House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to disrupt a newly minted modernization strategy. On Oct. 8, 2025, the United ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England—After years of uncertainty about the Air Force’s tanker plans, the service has decided to buy more KC-46s instead of launching a new competition for its next tanker ...
The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville will be a main operating base for the new KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. The KC-46 Pegasus is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling ...
Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force is pressing to field a next-generation aerial refueling system by as soon as 2036, making a competition for a near-term buy unaffordable, the service says in ...
U.S. Air Force crews inspect a KC-135 stabilizer in 2013. Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force has inspected and cleared its KC-135 fleet after the service discovered falsified certifications at ...
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