Boeing, Air Force to begin crafting KC-46 upgrade roadmap this summer

By Courtney Albon / May 3, 2018 at 2:21 PM
EVERETT, WA -- As Boeing and the Air Force continue to work toward delivery of the first KC-46 tanker, the company is expecting a contract from the service this summer to explore future tanker capabilities. Boeing's KC-46 Program Manager Mike Gibbons told reporters May 3 during a tour of the company's modification center here that the contract's first task will be to help the service develop a five-year roadmap for upgrading the KC-46 and informing the capability plans for future...

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