A U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus tanker is pulled by an aircraft tug on the tarmac at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

(Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.47 billion contract for 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, the company announced on Tuesday in a release.

Last year, the Air Force awarded Boeing a similar contract for 15 of the tankers for $2.38 billion.

In August, Israel's defense ministry said it plans to buy two of the tankers for approximately $500 million.

The KC-46A had faced numerous issues in the past including foreign object debris, supplier quality issues and defects.

Since 2019, the U.S. Air Force has received 98 KC-46As, according to Boeing.

(Reporting by Christian Martinez; Editing by Tom Hogue)