For decades, aerial refueling boom operators guided the fuel boom by looking directly out a window at the aircraft behind them. The new KC-46 Pegasus tanker changed that system completely. Instead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee’s national lawmakers have announced that McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base in Blount County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The newest generation of aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force will be based at the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a modification contract to provide operational and sustainment services for KC-46 aerial refueling tanker jets. The award has been provided by the Air Force ...

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Air Mobility Command has released the results of three accident investigation boards involving KC-46A Pegasus aircraft. The investigations stem from incidents involving ...

The Milwaukee 128th Air Refueling Wing is not getting the new KC-46 tanker plane Wisconsin's elected officials were pushing for, according to an announcement by Rep. Bryan Steil, Friday.The KC-46A ...

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it will procure two more KC-46 refueling planes from American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, in addition to four that are currently on order. Defense Ministry director ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson has been chosen to fly the Air Force's new KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft, after being one of seven units under consideration. Based ...

A KC-46 takes off to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force on May 17. Credit: Boeing via X Boeing has resumed deliveries of the KC-46 tanker to the U.S. Air Force following an extended delay, first ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Oct 14, 2025 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being ...

An artist's impression of a KC-46 in Israeli service. (Israeli MoD) The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 20 August that it plans to order two more Boeing KC-46 air-to-air refuelling ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee’s national lawmakers have announced that McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base in Blount County will become home to eight new KC-46 tanker aircraft. Senator Marsha ...