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Boeing Awarded 15 Additional US Air Force KC-46A Tankers
- With the Lot 11 contract award, 168 KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers are now on contract globally
- KC-46A began first full-scale operational deployment with US Air Force in October
Boeing will build 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a Lot 11 contract award from the US Air Force valued at $2.38 billion. In all, Boeing has 168 KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers on contract globally, providing advanced capability advantages for the joint force and allies.
"We appreciate our continued partnership with the US Air Force," said Lynn Fox, vice president and KC-46 program manager. "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 continues to demonstrate its unparalleled capabilities having flown more than 100,000 flight hours and offloaded more than 200 million pounds of fuel to receivers globally. In October, the Pegasus made its inaugural full-scale operational deployment after the US Air Force Air Mobility Command approved the KC-46A for global combat operations in 2022.
In July, the Air Force awarded Boeing a contract to upgrade the mission readiness and performance of the KC-46A tanker. This builds on the 2023 Block 1 upgrade, further enhancing the tanker's advanced communications, data connectivity and situational awareness for aircraft survivability and operational advantage in contested environments.
Since 2019, Boeing has delivered 89 KC-46As to the US Air Force and four to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
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