AIr Force clears KC-46A for limited, non-combat refueling
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The KC-46 to the Air Force, shown here in January 2018, was cleared for some non-combat refueling this week. Photo courtesy of Boeing
Feb. 25 (UPI) The Air Force has cleared the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for limited, non-combat flights, officials said this week.
The tanker still needs a new refueling system, new boom, and more testing with some of the military s key aircraft, and those modifications will keep the tankers away from the battlefield for at least two more years, Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the head of Air Mobility Command, said.
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By Headquarters Air Mobility Command Public Affairs / Published February 24, 2021
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., prepares to connect with a KC-46A Pegasus during an aerial refueling operational survey out of Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 22, 2021. At full operational capability, the KC-46A will be able to provide next generation aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation receivers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of Air Mobility Command, observe aerial refueling processes and capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus during an operational survey out of Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 22, 2021. At full operational capability, the KC-46A will be able to provide next generation aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation receivers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, discussed the command’s approach for increasing operational use of the KC-46 during a media roundtable at the Air Force Association’s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium, Feb. 24, 2021. As the,
Despite growing pains, KC-46 tanker will begin ‘limited operations’ February 24
A KC-46A Pegasus arrives at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Jan. 31, 2019. This is the fourth KC-46 McConnell received since the initial arrival on Jan. 25, 2019. (Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick/U.S. Air Force) JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. The U.S. Air Force is preparing to offer some new KC-46 tankers for operational use as early as this year, although continued technical issues will keep the aircraft from combat missions. Under the new plan, announced by Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost on Feb. 24, the Air Force will commit a certain number of KC-46s to execute operational missions tasked by U.S. Transportation Command, which manages how the U.S. military transports people and equipment around the globe.