Next KC-46 production award could arrive 'within months'

By Vanessa Montalbano / June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As the current production contract for the KC-46 Pegasus tanker nears completion, the Air Force is now weighing the next steps for the program. A subsequent KC-46 production award decision could come "within months" pending an ongoing analysis, service Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said yesterday. “We understand that we are on the cusp of the end of the contract,” Allvin told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee. “I would say within months we’ll be able to understand when that...

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