The U.S. Air Force has suspended all deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers after cracks were discovered on two of four new aircraft. The USAF is assessing its entire fleet to ...

The Air Force ... all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. One crewmember, known as the boom operator, is stationed in the rear of the ...

58 total The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker is a military version of the 767 commercial aircraft. It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some of ...

Air Forces from Australia, Japan and the US have successfully refuelled a total of 64 jets in a trilateral activity as ...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE ... compatibility of the two aircraft at all corners of the boom flight envelope, as well as handling qualities of both the tanker, boom and receiver throughout the required ...

A key mark of a military superpower is the ability to project force to any hotspot on the planet. The United States is an ...

It's a system, so it's not one-size-fits-all. I'm not looking ... get it in the air sooner, the Air Force is looking to ...