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The ability to refuel in mid-air would give the MQ-28 a very attractive boost in not just range and persistence, but mission ...
Boeing Co.'s projected cost growth on its aerial tanker contract, which may force it to absorb $700 million and U.S. taxpayers $600 million, is "completely unacceptable," U.S. Sen. John McCain told ...
“The fifth and sixth [KC-46] refueling aircraft will strengthen the IAF — the IDF’s long-range strategic arm — enabling it to reach distant theaters with greater force and scope,” said Maj. Gen. Amir ...
A fully-equipped KC-46A takes off Friday, Sept. 25, on the Boeing refueling tanker's inaugural test flight. Company twitter photo. Updated at 4:15 p.m. NEW YORK • The U.S. Air Force said on Friday ...
The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), officially entered into the initial operational test and evaluation phase, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. The service ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a $2.12 billion contract modification to produce 15 KC-46 multirole tankers and supply two spare engines, five wing refueling pod kits and data. Boeing ...
The U.S. Air Force expects to field a fix for the stiff aerial refueling boom (ARB) on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker late in fiscal 2027. “The stiff boom deficiency […] ...
The chief executive of Boeing Co. said on Thursday it's possible that his company will be underbid by its European competitor for the U.S. Air Force tanker contract. Jim McNerney, who also is ...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel plans to buy two Boeing-made KC-46 military aerial refuelling tankers in a $500 million deal to be financed with U.S. military aid, the Israeli defence ministry said on ...
An April 13 DAILY story on the Boeing tanker proposal submission misprinted the fuel savings estimate found by an independent analysis commissioned by Boeing for the KC-767 over a 25-year period as ...
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators have upheld Boeing's protest of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence and ...