Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus Aerial Refueling Aircraft To Debut At Paris Airshow 2019

Boeing’s KC‐46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft will make its international air show debut at the Paris Airshow 2019 scheduled to take place between 16-23 June, 2019.

The US  Department of Defense will display several Boeing platforms other than the new KC-46 Pegasus, including the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, the F-15 fighter, the P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, the company said in a statement Monday.

The KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. The new KC-46 fleet will replace the US Air Force’s ageing fleet of Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.

The Pentagon awarded Boeing a $5.7 billion post-production contract to prepare aircraft for combat capability in April this year. In May, the mid-air refueling tanker completed receiver certification testing with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.