Air Force, Boeing to complete KC-46 schedule risk assessment next month

By Courtney Albon / May 25, 2017 at 5:51 PM
The Air Force and Boeing expect to complete an ongoing KC-46 schedule risk assessment by early June to determine whether the program can meet key milestones in the current time line. Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the service's military deputy for acquisition, told lawmakers at a May 25 House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee hearing the program has run into delays with its Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness certification. The review, he said, will determine whether the current plan to...

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