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Boeing Delivers KC-46A to Japan, Has Delivered 48 to U.S. Air Force

Frank Wolfe

Monday, November 1st, 2021

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Boeing Delivers KC-46A to Japan, Has Delivered 48 to U.S. Air Force

A Boeing KC-46A for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had its first pre-delivery flight in February (Boeing Photo)

Boeing [BA] said on Oct. 31 that it has accomplished its first foreign delivery of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). "The Japan KC-46A is capable of refueling JASDF, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft," the company said. "Globally, the KC-46A has already completed more than 5,000 sorties and transferred more than 50 million pounds of fuel to other aircraft through its boom and drogue systems." Boeing said that it has…

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