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Saudi Arabia orders four additional Airbus A330 MRTTs
Getafe, Spain – 10 July 2024 – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi…
USAFs KC-46A cleared for worldwide deployments following first combat refuel
OXON HILL, Md. (AFNS) — Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved the KC-46A Pegasus for worldwide deployments to meet combatant command…
USAF KC-46A tanker refuels first international aircraft during Employment Capability Exercise
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain (AFNS) — In a major milestone for the KC-46A Pegasus program, the aircraft refueled Spanish EF-18 Hornets, known in Spain…
Built In Alabama, Built In Georgia: Lockheed Martin Announces LMXT Strategic Tanker Manufacturing Locations
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) leaders announced today the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft will be manufactured in Mobile, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia. Introduced in September 2021, the LMXT is…
March ARB named preferred location for next USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force selected March Air Reserve Base, California, as the preferred location to host the next KC-46A…
Boeing Delivers First KC-46A Tanker to Japan
– First international KC-46A delivery – Japan joins the U.S. operating the advanced aerial refueling capability Boeing has delivered its first KC-46A tanker to the…
Introducing The LMXT: America’s Next Strategic Tanker
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] introduces the LMXT as America’s next strategic tanker ― built in America by Americans for Americans. Offered in response to the…
Boeing on Contract for Two More Japan KC-46 Tankers
New contract marks third and fourth KC-46 on order from Japan Ministry of Defense EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 30, 2020 – The U.S. Air Force has…
Airbus achieves world’s first fully automatic refuelling contacts
Getafe, 17 April 2020 – Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign,…
Airbus C295 successfully performs wet contacts as a tanker
Getafe, 29th January 2020 – The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign….
U.S. Air Force Accepts First Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Tanker Aircraft
SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force has accepted the first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the…