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Boeing secures $2.38 billion deal for additional KC-46A tankers

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Boeing secures $2.38 billion deal for additional KC-46A tankers
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Boeing has secured a contract to produce 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers for the U.S. Air Force, valued at $2.38 billion. This Lot 11 contract adds to Boeing's existing agreements for 168 KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers worldwide.

Lynn Fox, vice president and KC-46 program manager, expressed gratitude for the ongoing collaboration with the U.S. Air Force: “We appreciate our continued partnership with the U.S. Air Force,” she said. “This is another big milestone for our team, and we look forward to delivering the world’s most advanced multi-mission aerial refuelers for years to come.”

The KC-46A has proven its capabilities by logging over 100,000 flight hours and transferring more than 200 million pounds of fuel globally. In October, it embarked on its first full-scale operational deployment after receiving approval from the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command in 2022.

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In July, Boeing received a contract from the Air Force to enhance the mission readiness and performance of these tankers. This initiative builds on a previous upgrade in 2023 that improved communications, data connectivity, and situational awareness features crucial for aircraft survivability in challenging environments.

Since 2019, Boeing has delivered a total of 89 KC-46As to the U.S. Air Force and four units to Japan's Air Self-Defense Force.

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