KC-46 Pegasus Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the KC-46 Pegasus, each with a date and source. See the KC-46 Pegasus overview.
Events at a glance
Events per year
2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 19 Oct 2026.
By event type
8 events logged · 1 airframe lost
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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KC-46 Pegasus losses, crashes & deliveries
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MAY 272026
KC-46A
Delivered
🇮🇱 Israel · Israel takes delivery of its first KC-46A Pegasus, locally named Gideon.
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APR 32026
KC-46A
Delivered
🇺🇸 United States · New KC-46A delivered to McConnell AFB; 25th Pegasus for the 22nd Air Refueling Wing.
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MAR 272026
KC-46A
Destroyed
🇺🇸 United States · KC-46A Pegasus destroyed at Prince Sultan AB during Iranian missile/drone strike; confirmed by satellite imagery.
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JAN 312026
KC-46A
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · Rejected takeoff after engine failure at Morón AB, Spain; eight tyres blew and the tanker blocked the runway for days.
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JUL 82025
KC-46A
Damaged
🇺🇸 United States · KC-46A substantially damaged after its refuelling boom detached over the Atlantic; diverted to Seymour Johnson AFB.
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NOV 222024
15× KC-46A
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · United States Air Force awarded a contract for 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers.
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NOV 282023
15× KC-46A
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · Boeing awarded 2.3 billion dollars for a tenth production lot of fifteen KC-46A tankers.
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JAN 302023
15× KC-46A
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · The US Air Force ordered 15 additional KC-46A tankers under production lot 9.