Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes First Air Refueling

Credit: Paul Weatherman, Boeing
LOS ANGELES – The first fuel transfer from a Boeing KC-46A tanker to a receiver aircraft was completed on Jan. 24, marking a key step toward fulfilling requirements for the U.S. Air Force’s Milestone C decision covering low-rate initial production of the first batch of tankers. The contact was made...

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