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  • Boeing, Air Force to Test Receiver Function of KC-46A Tanker - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Air Force to Test Receiver Function of KC-46A Tanker

    Boeing and the U.S. Air Force‘s 418th Flight Test Squadron will collaborate to test the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. The service branch said Thursday it seeks to determine the tanker’s ability to receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender or a KC-135 Stratotanker platform. One Pegasus unit arrived May 23 at the Edwards AF Base in California and will stay […] More

  • Boeing, Air Force Partner to Test Drag Reduction Methods on C-17 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Air Force Partner to Test Drag Reduction Methods on C-17

    The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have partnered to test various methods to minimize drag and reduce fuel consumption on the C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft. The C-17 Drag Reduction Program, run by the Air Force Research Laboratory, aims to examine how certain structural changes to the aircraft will affect airflow around it, according to an article posted Thursday on the Air Force website. […] More