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KC-46A Pegasus Refueler for Japan Conducts Maiden Flight

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

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KC-46A Pegasus Refueler for Japan Conducts Maiden Flight

Boeing said that the first KC-46A for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had its maiden flight on Feb. 8 (Boeing Photo)

A Boeing [BA] KC-46A tanker for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) had its maiden flight on Feb. 8, Boeing said. The aircraft is to be delivered to JASDF later this year and is one of four tankers for JASDF announced under a $1.9 billion deal approved under the Foreign Military Sales program by the State Department and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in a notice to Congress in September 2016. The refuelers are to be equipped with the Raytheon…

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