The Air Force on Dec. 18 downgraded one of the top-level problems facing the KC-46 program, lifting a three-month ban that stopped the tanker from carrying personnel and cargo as Boeing began installing new cargo locks on the aircraft. The redesigned lock has been retrofitted ...
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Air Mobility Command officials recently met with more than a dozen companies to figure out how the Air Force could use privately owned refueling aircraft to take on certain missions, freeing up USAF tankers for more training and operations. The command on Dec. 17 brought ...
Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif., load cargo onto a McConnell AFB, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus on Aug. 21, 2019. Air Force photo by SrA. Christian Conrad. The first major test phase for the Air Force’s...