Pegasus Tanker Expands Mission Set, Begins Refueling F-35s

July 09 2021

USA

The Air Force's new aerial refueling aircraft has been cleared to begin refueling the service's most advanced fighter, reports Defense One.

KC-46 Pegasus tankers assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing at the Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., have begun refueling Vermont Air National Guard F-35 fighters, Col. Nelson Perron, the operations group commander for the wing.

The Pegasus has been cleared to refuel F-35s under certain restrictions, said a spokeswoman for Air Mobility...

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