Air Force KC-46 refueling aircraft to be based at McGhee Tyson Airport

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The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville will be a main operating base for the new KC-46 Pegasus aircraft.

The KC-46 Pegasus is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker, replacing the KC-135 Stratotanker.

In addition to refueling, the multirole tanker can carry up to 65,000 pounds of cargo and has advanced defensive systems.

The transition to the new aircraft will take place over several years.

The newest generation of aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force will be based at the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base at the Knoxville airport .

The KC-46 Pegasus was designed to replace the KC-135 Stratotanker introduced to the military in 1957. The Tennessee Air National Guard's 134th Air Refueling Wing was selected to re