The U.S. Air Force has recently paused deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft and launched a fleet-wide inspection on the 89 aircraft currently in service. This decision came after ...

Now, there’s a new complication. Two of the Air Force’s four newest KC-46 planes have already developed cracks in their airframes, according to exclusive reporting from The War Zone.

A KC-46 lands at McConnell AFB, Kansas, in 2021. Credit: U.S. Air Force Boeing and the U.S. Air Force were set to accept the first KC-46s since before the company’s workers went on strike in ...

AFA WARFARE 2025 — The Air Force has instructed Boeing to halt deliveries of the KC-46 tanker after cracks were found on two production aircraft awaiting their handoff to the Air Force.

Boeing’s troubled KC-46 Pegasus refueller is once again battling quality control issues. The US Air Force (USAF), which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new ...

A spokesperson for Boeing told Newsweek that the firm was working with its customer to assess a potential issue on KC-46 aircraft. Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon for comment. The Boeing KC-46 ...