WEBVTT 00:05.920 --> 00:08.909 Hello , welcome to the KC 46 System 00:08.920 --> 00:10.970 program office and welcome to Team 00:10.979 --> 00:13.409 Pegasus . You've arrived at an exciting 00:13.420 --> 00:15.309 time in the program as we work to 00:15.309 --> 00:17.420 finish development and test efforts , 00:17.420 --> 00:19.642 improve the quality and timely delivery 00:19.642 --> 00:21.809 of production aircraft as we build out 00:21.809 --> 00:23.770 our training systems and sustain a 00:23.780 --> 00:25.840 growing fielded fleet . All while 00:25.850 --> 00:28.149 modernizing the KC 46 for the future . 00:28.819 --> 00:30.541 Through these efforts , we are 00:30.541 --> 00:32.597 delivering the world's most advanced 00:32.597 --> 00:34.652 aerial or fuel capability to our war 00:34.652 --> 00:37.450 fight since the KC 46 field in in 2019 , 00:37.650 --> 00:39.428 the operators in the field have 00:39.428 --> 00:41.539 attested that the capabilities of the 00:41.539 --> 00:43.706 KC 46 truly deliver the air force into 00:43.706 --> 00:45.539 the next generation of tankers . 00:45.869 --> 00:48.036 Bringing a new weapon system online is 00:48.036 --> 00:50.147 not something that many people get to 00:50.147 --> 00:52.258 do in their careers . I hope you find 00:52.258 --> 00:53.980 your time here as exciting and 00:53.980 --> 00:56.036 rewarding as I have the best part of 00:56.036 --> 00:58.091 the KC 46 in this program office are 00:58.091 --> 01:00.258 the people . We are all one big , hard 01:00.258 --> 01:02.258 working family and we're excited to 01:02.258 --> 01:04.480 have you join us to help you understand 01:04.480 --> 01:06.536 where we're going . We'll take a few 01:06.536 --> 01:06.430 minutes to show you where we've been 01:06.860 --> 01:09.430 again . Welcome to team Pegasus . We're 01:09.440 --> 01:13.059 glad that you're here . The KC 01:13.069 --> 01:16.110 46 A Pegasus is the next generation 01:16.120 --> 01:18.389 refueling tanker replacing the aging 01:18.400 --> 01:21.599 legacy tankers awarded in 2011 . Boeing 01:21.610 --> 01:23.889 and the Air Force entered into a firm 01:23.900 --> 01:27.610 fixed price contract worth $44 billion 01:27.620 --> 01:30.529 with the intent to purchase 179 01:30.540 --> 01:33.160 aircraft . The KC 46 program took 01:33.169 --> 01:35.769 flight for the first time in 2015 and 01:35.779 --> 01:37.557 delivered the first operational 01:37.557 --> 01:39.723 aircraft to mcconnell Air Force Base . 01:39.723 --> 01:42.855 Kansas in January of 2019 . Over a 01:42.864 --> 01:45.086 third of the currently programmed fleet 01:45.086 --> 01:47.197 are already delivered to multiple air 01:47.197 --> 01:50.455 force locations . And KC 46 A can now 01:50.464 --> 01:54.235 support 97% of the daily joint force 01:54.245 --> 01:56.915 air refueling requirements measuring at 01:56.925 --> 02:00.334 a height of 53 ft 166 ft 02:00.345 --> 02:04.150 long and a wingspan of 156 ft . This 02:04.160 --> 02:08.100 aircraft can carry £212,000 of fuel 02:08.110 --> 02:10.619 to deliver air refueling capability to 02:10.630 --> 02:14.259 a variety of air force , navy , army 02:14.300 --> 02:17.000 and Marine Corps aircraft . The Pegasus 02:17.009 --> 02:19.369 is versatile and much more than just a 02:19.380 --> 02:21.610 tanker designed with a triple mission 02:21.619 --> 02:24.440 scope in mind . The KC 46 can carry 02:24.449 --> 02:27.729 £65,000 of cargo or 58 02:27.740 --> 02:29.889 passengers . It can be converted for 02:29.899 --> 02:32.250 medical evacuation to serve the needs 02:32.259 --> 02:34.690 of the air mobility Command and us 02:34.699 --> 02:37.440 Transportation command . KC 46 has 02:37.449 --> 02:39.505 gained international partnerships to 02:39.505 --> 02:43.119 deliver KC 46 S to Japan and Israel 02:43.229 --> 02:45.229 with more partnerships . On the way 02:45.690 --> 02:47.746 this program would never have gotten 02:47.746 --> 02:49.857 off the ground if it were not for the 02:49.857 --> 02:51.968 tireless efforts of members of the KC 02:51.968 --> 02:54.179 46 system program office , the work 02:54.190 --> 02:56.134 performed by all of our integrated 02:56.134 --> 02:58.429 product teams , teams that you will now 02:58.440 --> 03:00.839 be a part of who have paved the way for 03:00.850 --> 03:03.059 the program to be where it is today . 03:03.070 --> 03:05.292 And now it is your job to build on that 03:05.292 --> 03:08.039 legacy and take the KC 46 into the 03:08.050 --> 03:10.919 future . Welcome to KC 46 .