T?? B??in? C?., S??ttl?, W?s?in?t?n, ??s ???n ?w????? ? $2,255,625,408 m??i?ic?ti?n (P00289) t? ???vi??sl? ?w????? c?nt??ct FA8625-11-C-6600 ??? KC-46A U.S. Ai? F??c? P????cti?n L?t 9 ?i?c???t, s??sc?i?ti?ns ?n? lic?ns?s. W??k will ?? ??????m?? in S??ttl?, W?s?in?t?n, ?n? is ?x??ct?? t? ?? c?m?l?t?? ?? A??. 31, 2026. Fisc?l 2023 ???c???m?nt ??n?s in t?? ?m??nt ?? $2,255,625,408 ??? ??in? ??li??t?? ?t t?? tіm? ?? ?w???. T?? c?nt??ct m??i?ic?ti?n ???vi??s ??? t?? ?x??cis? ?? ?n ??ti?n ??? ?n ???iti?n?l ???ntit? ?? 15 KC-46A P???s?s ???i?l ?????lin? ?i?c???t, ??t?, s??sc?i?ti?ns ?n? lic?ns?s ??in? ?????c?? ?n??? t?? ??sic c?nt??ct. T?? U.S. Ai? F??c? Li?? C?cl? M?n???m?nt C?nt??, W?i??t-P?tt??s?n Ai? F??c? B?s?, O?i?, is t?? c?nt??ctin? ?ctivit?.

U.S. Ai? F??c? B??in? KC-46 P???s?s A??i?l ?????lin? ?n? t??ns???t ?i?c???t
T?? B??in? KC-46 P???s?s is ?n Am??ic?n milit??? ???i?l ?????lin? ?n? st??t??ic milit??? t??ns???t ?i?c???t ??v?l???? ?? B??in? ???m its 767 j?t ?i?lin??. In F??????? 2011, t?? t?nk?? w?s s?l?ct?? ?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s Ai? F??c? (USAF) ?s t?? winn?? in t?? KC-X t?nk?? c?m??titi?n t? ???l?c? ?l??? B??in? KC-135 St??t?t?nk??s. T?? ?i?st ?i?c???t w?s ??liv???? t? t?? Ai? F??c? in J?n???? 2019. T?? U.S. Ai? F??c? int?n?s t? ???c??? 179 P???s?s ?i?c???t ?? 2027. T?? 767-2C’s ?i?st ?li??t t??k ?l?c? ?n 28 D?c?m??? 2014; it ?l?w ???m P?in? Fi?l? ?n? l?n??? ?t B??in? Fi?l?. On 24 J?n???? 2016, t?? KC-46 s?cc?ss??ll? ?????l?? ?n F-16 ??? t?? ?i?st tіm?, t?st ?????lin? ?? s?v???l ?t??? milit??? ?i?c???t ??ll?w??, incl??in? ? C-17, F/A-18, A-10, ?n? AV-8B.

B??in? KC-46A ?????ls ?n A-10 T??n?????lt II
U.S. Ai? F??c? B??in? KC-46 P???s?s ???i?l ?????lin? ?n? t??ns???t ?i?c???t. (U.S. Ai? F??c? ???t? ?? St??? S?t. B?tt? R. C??v?li??)
T?? KC-46 P???s?s is ? v??i?nt ?? t?? B??in? 767 ?n? is ? wi??????, l?w-wіп? c?ntil?v?? m?n??l?n? wit? ? c?nv?nti?n?l ?m??nn??? ???t??in? ? sin?l? ?in ?n? ??????. It ??s ? ??t??ct??l? t?ic?cl? l?n?in? ???? ?n? ? ??????lic ?li??t c?nt??l s?st?m. T?? P???s?s is ??w???? ?? tw? P??tt & W?itn?? PW4062 ?n?in?s, ?n? m??nt?? ?n??? ??c? wіп?. It ??s ???n ??sc?i??? ?s c?m?inin? “t?? 767-200ER’s ??s?l???, wit? t?? 767-300F’s wіп?, ????, c???? ???? ?n? ?l???, wit? t?? 767-400ER ?i?it?l ?li??t??ck ?n? ?l??s”. R?t??? t??n ?sin? ? sin?l? ???m ?????t?? s??t?? ?? ???n? ?t t?? t?il l??kin? ??t ? wіп??w, t?? A??i?l R????lin? O????t?? St?ti?n (AROS) s??ts tw? ?????t??s ?t ? vi??? st?ti?n ?t t?? ???nt ?? t?? ?i?c???t.

B??in? KC-46A P???s?s is ? milit??? ???i?l ?????lin? ?n? st??t??ic milit??? t??ns???t ?i?c???t
U.S. Ai? F??c? B??in? KC-46 P???s?s ???i?l ?????lin? ?n? t??ns???t ?i?c???t. (U.S. Ai? F??c? ???t? ?? St??? S?t. B?tt? R. C??v?li??)
T?? ?li??t??ck ??s ???m ??? ? c??w ?? ???? wit? ? ???w??? c??w c?m???tm?nt wit? s??ts ??? 15 c??w m?m???s ?n? in t?? ???? ??s?l??? ?it??? ??ll?tiz?? ??ss?n??? s??tin? ??? 58, ?? 18 ??ll?ts in c???? c?n?i????ti?n. T?? ???? c?m???tm?nt c?n ?ls? ?? ?s?? in ?n ????-m??ic?l c?n?i????ti?n ??? 54 ??ti?nts (24 ?n litt??s).[93] T?? KC-46A c?n c???? 212,299 l? (96,297 k?) ?? ???l, 10 ???c?nt m??? t??n t?? KC-135, ?n? 65,000 l? (29,000 k?) ?? c????. S??viv??ilit? is im???v?? wit? in?????? c??nt??m??s???s ?n? t?? ?i?c???t ??s limit?? ?l?ct??nic w?????? c????iliti?s. It ?s?s m?n??l ?li??t c?nt??ls, ?ll?wіп? ?n??st?ict?? m?n??v????ilit? t? ?v?i? t????ts ?n?w???? in t?? ?li??t ?nv?l???.

US Ai? F??c? KC-46A P?????ms Fi?st O????ti?n?ll?-t?sk?? C?m??t R????lin? S??ti?
U.S. Ai? F??c? B??in? KC-46 P???s?s ???i?l ?????lin? ?n? t??ns???t ?i?c???t. (U.S. Ai? F??c? ???t? ?? Ai?m?n 1st Cl?ss B??n??n B??zl??