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The Boeing KC-767 is a military aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767-200ER. The tanker received the designation KC-767A, after being selected by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) initially to replace older KC-135Es. In December 2003, the contract was frozen and later canceled due to corruption allegations.
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
A military tanker variant of the Boeing 767-2C is developed for the USAF as the KC-46. [151] Boeing is building two aircraft as commercial freighters which will be used to obtain Federal Aviation Administration certification, a further two Boeing 767-2Cs will be modified as military tankers. [151]
Boeing 767MMTT: Boeing 767: 2x jet: probe and drogue: Colombia: production/ operational: 1: Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) conversion by IAI for the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC), a 767-200ER fitted with two ARP3 refuelling pods under the wings, and cargo door. Boeing KC-767: Boeing 767-200ER: 2x jet: flying boom: Italy / Japan ...
Military transport aircraft include load-carrying non-combat types such as freight ... Boeing KC-767: US: Jet: Strategic / tanker: 2005: 29.5: 11,830: Boeing KC-46 ...
Boeing Co on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue but shares dropped as much as 3.6 percent after it reported $426 million in higher costs on its long-delayed KC-46 ...
The initial plan was to lease Boeing KC-767 tankers on a sole-source basis; Boeing is the only American company with the requisite industrial capability to manufacture large-body aircraft. As such, the KC-767 was selected in 2002 [12] in 2003 Boeing was awarded a US$20 billion contract to lease KC-767 tankers to replace the KC-135.
The aircraft involved is a nearly 10-year-old Boeing 767 freighter, one of the most common cargo planes and based on the 767 passenger model dating back to the 1980s.