U.S. Air Force Eyes Major Expansion of KC-46A Pegasus Fleet Written 29 April 2026
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A KC-46A refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II. | Credit: US Air Force; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Aerospace Global News reports, “The Air Force already has around 100 Boeing KC-46A tankers in service, but now it wants to increase that to around 319 eventually. There are rumours it wants to fully replace the KC-135, but that would require an even bigger order. While the aircraft has faced repeated high-profile teething maturation problems, it is the only US tanker aircraft on the market available to replace aging KC-135 and to increase the overall fleet size.”
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