Jan. 30, 2019 418th FLTS completes ‘banner’ year, now begins KC-46A Phase III testing The 418th Flight Test Squadron and Global Reach Combined Test Force had a busy and successful 2018. The squadron oversaw “revolutionary” flight control upgrades for C-17 Globemaster IIIs in landing and air refueling modes; the final parachute certification air drops of NASA's new Orion space
July 14, 2016 KC-46 returns to the sky for tests The KC-46A Pegasus connected in flight with an F-16 Fighting Falcon July 8 and a C-17 Globemaster III July 12.