Tanker PEO: USAF plans to put KC-46 boom fix on contract by the end of the summer

By Courtney Albon / June 20, 2019 at 8:37 AM
As the KC-46 continues to move through operational testing this summer, the Air Force is working closely with prime contractor Boeing to develop plans to address two key tanker deficiencies. The service in January announced it would accept initial tanker deliveries from Boeing under the condition that the company works with the Air Force to resolve two remaining category one deficiencies -- one requiring a fix to the jet's remote vision system and the other a fix to the boom...

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