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Air Force accepts Boeing tankers despite ‘deficiencies’
by Diana Stancy Correll
| January 10, 2019 01:18 PM
While “deficiencies†identified during testing that must be fixed remain, the Air Force has accepted the first aerial refueling tanker from Boeing more than two years after originally scheduled.
The KC-46A Pegasus tanker — the first of 179 KC-46 aerial tankers planned as part of a $44 billion program — has been accepted, but fixing the flawed camera system used in refueling operations could take years to address. The Air Force can also withhold up to $28 million for each of the 52 tankers Boeing is on contract for to help guarantee the fixes are made.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/air-force-accepts-boeing-tankers-despite-deficiencies (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/air-force-accepts-boeing-tankers-despite-deficiencies)