Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for ...

The development comes as manufacturer Boeing works towards resolving a host of technical issues on the Pegasus. The leading snag is the Remote Vision System (RVS) of the refueling boom, with ...

The KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft is based on the Boeing 767-200ER and features a fly-by-wire refueling boom, a separate hose and drogue system, and a camera-based remote vision system for the boom ...

The U.S. Air Force expects to field a fix for the stiff aerial refueling boom (ARB) on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker late in fiscal 2027. “The stiff boom deficiency is being resolved via the boom ...

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...