Boeing will build 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a Lot 11 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force valued at $2,38 billion. In total, Boeing has 168 KC-46A multi-mission aerial tankers on contract globally, providing advanced capability advantages to the t force and allies.
The KC-46A has a track record of flying more than 100.000 flight hours and offloading more than 200 million pounds of fuel to receivers globally. In October, the Pegasus made its inaugural full-scale operational deployment after the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command approved the KC-46A for global combat operations in 2022.
In July, the Air Force awarded Boeing a contract to upgrade the mission readiness and performance of the KC-46A tanker. This builds on the 1 Block 2023 upgrade, further enhancing the tanker’s advanced communications, data connectivity and situational awareness for aircraft survivability and operational advantage in contested environments.
Since 2019, Boeing has delivered 89 KC-46As to the U.S. Air Force and four to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
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