Air Force concerned about KC-46 contract breach under long-term continuing resolution

By Courtney Albon / August 10, 2016 at 4:49 PM
The Air Force is worried a long-term continuing resolution that caps the quantities of Boeing-built KC-46 tankers the service can buy next year could break contractual production agreements and slow a key delivery milestone for the already-delayed program. Speculation about the likelihood of a long-term continuing resolution to kick off fiscal year 2017 is growing, and as such, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James this week took an opportunity to discuss the problems the stopgap funding measure could present to...

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