KC-46A deploys boom and drogues for first time

The KC-46A Pegasus notched another success this week when the systems at the heart of aerial refueling were demonstrated on EMD-2 with the deployment of both drogue systems and the boom.
On Thursday, EMD-2 successfully extended the drogue refueling baskets from both the Centerline Drogue System, located on the belly of the fuselage, and from the Wing Aerial Refueling Pods, located on the wing tips, for probe receiver aircraft. On Friday, EMD-2 extended the boom, the telescoping tube which an operator on the tanker aircraft extends to receptacle-equipped receiver aircraft.
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