Japan Expands KC-46 Order As It Seeks To Double Defense Budget

November 30, 2022
KC-46
Credit: Boeing
SINGAPORE—Japan is set to expand its Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker fleet from four aircraft to six. Boeing revealed the contract for two more aircraft on Nov. 29. The development comes just a day after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his intention to double the country’s defense...

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