Aircraft
KC-46 Tanker Cleared to Refuel F-15s and F-16s on Operations
The latest Interim Capability Release for the troubled tanker opens up a large number of potential receivers.
A 97th AMW KC-46 passes fuel to a 49th Wing F-16C in December 2020 during a training mission over New Mexico. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
A 97th AMW KC-46 passes fuel to a 49th Wing F-16C in December 2020 during a training mission over New Mexico. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

General Mike Minihan, the commander of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC), signed off a third Interim Capability Release (ICR) for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker on October 13. The approval now permits the KC-46A to refuel all versions of Boeing F-15 Eagle and Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters on missions tasked by U.S. Transportation Command.


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