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KC-46A Pegasus

Boeing 767-derived aerial refueling tanker. GAO’s 2025 assessment identifies remote vision and refueling-boom retrofit issues; this entry does not assert their current resolution.

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A KC-46A Pegasus tanker parked on an airfield with ground support equipment.

Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Air Force)

Boeing 767-derived aerial refueling tanker. GAO’s 2025 assessment identifies remote vision and refueling-boom retrofit issues; this entry does not assert their current resolution.

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  1. 1.
    Government recordWeapon Systems Annual Assessment 2025 — KC-46A Tanker Modernization Program, p. 77

    U.S. Government Accountability Office · Jun 11, 2025 · Supports: System

    “is converting a Boeing 767 aircraft”
  2. 2.
    OtherFlying the Air Force’s Next Generation Tanker | KC-46 Pegasus

    Sam Eckholm · Dec 7, 2024 · Supports: System · name

    “KC-46”

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