29 October 2021
Japan takes delivery of first KC-46A tanker aircraft
by Kosuke Takahashi
Boeing has delivered the first of four KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker aircraft on order for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
The aircraft arrived on 29 October at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, a spokesperson at the base told Janes . The second tanker is in production and is expected to be delivered this December.
The JASDF is aiming to add two more to the four aircraft already on order.
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