USAF Delays Approval Decision of KC-46 Tanker Written 10 June 2020

Bloomberg reports that the US Air Force “has delayed by four years a decision on whether the $44 billion KC-46 tanker program should be approved for full-rate production while contractor The Boeing Company tries to show it has fixed the flawed camera system used for the plane’s midair refueling mission.” An Air Force “statement issued late Monday said the decision will come in July to September of 2024. It was previously planned for this September, Ann Stefanek, a spokeswoman for the service, disclosed on Tuesday.” The Air Force “said the delayed decision won’t affect orders to Chicago-based Boeing, which is already producing the KC-46 at a pace equal to full-rate production pace: 67 of the planned 179 are on contract, with 33 delivered.”
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