{"id":10874,"date":"2021-08-16T18:39:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T23:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=10874"},"modified":"2021-08-16T18:47:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T23:47:36","slug":"boeing-kc-46a-tanker-for-japan-completes-first-refueling-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=10874","title":{"rendered":"Boeing KC-46A Tanker for Japan Completes First Refueling Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>EVERETT, Washington, August 16, 2021<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The first Boeing [NYSE: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/quote\/BA?q=BA\" target=\"_blank\">BA<\/a>] KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently refueled another KC-46A aircraft in the skies over Washington state. The Japan-bound tanker also successfully received fuel in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan is the KC-46 program\u2019s first non-U.S. customer and is scheduled to receive its first aircraft this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japan KC-46A is capable of refueling U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and JASDF aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a contract for the JASDF\u2019s first KC-46A tanker in December 2017. The agreement was completed through the Foreign Military Sale process between the U.S. government and Japan. A second Japan tanker is already in production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing is assembling the KC-46A aircraft for both the U.S. Air Force and Japan on its 767 production line in Everett, Washington. 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