Air Force Approves KC-46A Tanker for Worldwide Deployment, Including Combat Operations
The Pegasus tanker offloaded 1.46 million pounds of fuel to 66 aircraft over the course of 206 flight hours.
The Pegasus tanker offloaded 1.46 million pounds of fuel to 66 aircraft over the course of 206 flight hours.
Airbus’ A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) has been certificated to conduct automatic air-to-air refueling (A3R) boom operations during daylight, making it the first tanker in the world with the designation, according to the aircraft manufacturer. The Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) certificated the A3R system following a collaboration with the Republic of […]