Triumph Celebrates the Acceptance of First KC-46A Tanker by the U.S. Air Force
January 16 2019 - 10:56AM
Business Wire
Triumph Group to supply systems and structures
in support of the tanker program
The U.S. Air Force has accepted the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the aircraft’s delivery to
McConnell Air Force Base, in Wichita, Kansas in the coming weeks.
Triumph Group [NYSE:TGI] is a strategic supplier to Boeing
on major structures including horizontal stabilizers, doors, aft
fuselage and center wing sections of the tanker. Triumph also
provides products for the aircraft both directly and indirectly to
Boeing, including the air drive unit.
“This is an exciting and historic day for the Air Force and
Boeing, and we are honored to be a part of it,” said Dan Crowley,
Triumph Group president and CEO. “Triumph values its strategic
relationship with Boeing on multiple platforms, especially the
KC-46A tanker. With this significant milestone, as well as our
strategic involvement with Boeing on the U.S. Air Force T-X
Advanced Pilot Training Program, Triumph will have an enduring
presence on the next generation of aircraft our country and its
allies operate to defend and protect freedom.”
Triumph provides similar content for the commercial and
freighter variants of the 767 as well as major structures,
integrated systems and aftermarket support on key Boeing defense
and commercial programs.
During extensive flight testing, six KC-46 completed more than
3,800 flight hours and offloaded more than four million pounds of
fuel to A-10, B-52, C-17, KC-10, KC-135, KC-46, F-15E, F-16 and
F/A-18 aircraft. The Pegasus has been rigorously tested throughout
all aspects of the refueling envelope and in all conditions,
including day, night and covert.
The KC-46, derived from Boeing’s commercial 767 airframe, is
built in Boeing’s Everett, Washington facility. Boeing is on
contract for 52 of an expected 179 tankers for the Air Force.
Triumph Group, Inc., headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania,
designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad
portfolio of aerospace and defense systems, components and
structures. The company serves the global aviation industry,
including original equipment manufacturers and the full spectrum of
military and commercial aircraft operators.
More information about Triumph can be found on the company’s
website at www.triumphgroup.com.
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