USAF awards Boeing $2.47B Lot 12 contract for 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a Lot 12 contract worth $2.47 billion to deliver 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, expanding the service’s tanker fleet under the KC-46 production programme and supporting continued fielding and sustainment of the Pegasus fleet.

Discovered 2025-11-25T14:35:05.604831-08:00 | 2025-11-25T14:35:05.604831-08:00

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  • The award is a $2.47 billion Lot 12 contract to procure 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers, a direct addition to USAF aerial-refuelling capacity and the KC-46 production pipeline.

  • The contract continues Boeing’s recent run of large Department of Defense production awards, alongside other recent Boeing wins such as its multiyear PAC-13 missile seeker award and recent helicopter production contracts including the MH-47G SOCOM Chinook deal and the CH-47F build for Germany.

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