The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.

The KC-46A is the only tanker to meet the stringent Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Air Force airworthiness and performance requirements. The KC-46A is approved by the U.S. Air Force for all global mission deployments, including combat operations.

The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet. With greater refueling, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the KC-135, the KC-46A will provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation receivers.

The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet. With greater refueling, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the KC-135, the KC-46A will provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation receivers.

It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some of which are over 50 years old. The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver...

On February 24, 2011, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced the Boeing Company as the winner of a competition to build 179 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, a contract valued at roughly $35 billion.

2021年5月20日 · The KC-46A Tanker Modernization (KC-46A) will replace the U.S. Air Force's aging fleet of Tankers which have been the primary refueling aircraft for more than 50 years. The KC-46A will have enhanced refueling capabilities with greater capacity, and both cargo and aeromedical evacuation with improved efficiency and increased capabilities.

The KC-46A tanker aircraft is . a modified Boeing 767-200ER . commercial airframe with military and technological upgrades. KC-46A tanker aircraft upgrades include a fly-by-wire refueling boom, centerline and wing aerial refueling pod (WARP) drogues, a dual remote Air Refueling Operator’s Station, enabled by an exterior RVS, additional fuel tanks

2024年7月4日 · A US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus executed world’s first 45-hour nonstop, KC-46A Pegasus westbound circumnavigation endurance flight, called Project Magellan, June 29-July 1 starting and finishing...

2023年6月1日 · Armed with data links and an integrated tactical situational awareness suite, the KC-46A tanker and crew can relay comprehensive battlespace awareness to warfighters and long-range back to base for real-time information superiority in operational decisions.