
The Air Force has upgraded an existing deficiency on its KC-46A Pegasus tanker program to Category 1, the service said March 30. The newest CAT-1 deficiency relates to the aerial refueler’s fuel system, where the KC-46 program office first identified excessive fuel leaks after an air refueling test in July 2019, the Air Force said in the Monday release. Boeing [BA] is the prime contractor for the Pegasus program. “The Air Force and Boeing are working together to determine the…