KC-46 Will Operationally Refuel F-15s, F-16s Soon

KC-46
Credit: USAF
The U.S. Air Force’s troubled KC-46 will be freed up for operational refueling of F-15s and F-16s “very soon” as part of the rollout of limited operations for the aircraft as permanent fixes to the tanker’s remote vision system continue to be developed. Air Mobility Command (AMC) boss Gen...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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