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U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group refuel with and fly alongside a KC-46 Pegasus in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, August 7, 2025. Naval ...

Less than two months after the US Air Force (USAF) announced plans to significantly expand its purchases of KC-46A tankers from Boeing, US lawmakers are attempting to restrict that proposal, at least ...

Three of the Air Force’s newest and most advanced refueling tankers sustained a combined $22 million in damage in similar airborne accidents when refueling probes became stuck in fighter jets during ...

The KC-46 tanker’s refueling boom has gotten stuck in at least three fighter jets during missions, resulting in three accidents and damage measured in the tens of millions of dollars, the Air Force ...

Israel has announced plans to acquire two KC-46 aerial refueling tankers made by Boeing in a deal worth $500 million. The purchase will be financed through U.S. military aid, with the contract set to ...

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 ...

The KC-46A is a multi-mission aircraft capable of transporting fuel, cargo and passengers. Credit: Boeing. The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) is poised to finalise a deal for two additional ...

Israel is set to sign a contract with the U.S. government to purchase its fifth and sixth Boeing-made refueling aircraft for the Air Force, pending approval from the Defense Procurement Ministerial ...

Photographs show the boom of a KC-46 Pegasus was ripped off during a mishap while refueling F-22 Raptors last week. (Air Force) A KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker was forced to conduct an emergency ...

Watch the KC-46 Pegasus perform real aerial refueling—precision, power, and next-gen tech in action. Mexico's Sheinbaum blasts Trump admin's move: "completely exaggerated" 5 Front Yard Features That ...