(Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:BA) said on Thursday it has secured a $2.38 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to build 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers under the Lot 11 procurement.
Boeing now has 168 KC-46A tankers on contract globally.
Since 2019, Boeing has delivered 89 KC-46As to the U.S. Air Force and four to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
In October, the KC-46A Pegasus was deployed for its first full-scale mission after being approved for global combat operations in 2022.
The KC-46A Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed by Boeing.
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