More KC-46As for Japan
September 14, 2024
On 13 September 2024 the State Department made a determination approving a possible $4.1 billion Foreign Military Sale of up to nine Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft to the Government of Japan, and delivered the required notification to Congress. The aircraft will be supplied with Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) Guardian Laser Turret Assemblies (GLTAs) and AN/ALR-69A radar warning receivers (RWRs) and will be powered by PW4062 turbofan engines.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) took delivery of four first generation Boeing KC-767 tankers from 2008 to 2010, and then ordered three KC-46 tankers in 2016, with subsequent orders taking the total to six aircraft, the first of which was delivered in November 2021.
