Boeing Hired To Upgrade KC-10 Tanker Cockpits

June 25 2010

USA

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to upgrade its KC-10 aerial tankers, reports the St. Louis-based defense firm.

The $216 million contract covers the installation of a new communication, navigation, surveillance and air-traffic management (CNS/ATM) system on all 59 KC-10s.

The new systems will enable the fleet to comply with the expected 2015 CNS/ATM Federal Aviation Administration/International Civil Aviation Organization standards, which allow shared access...

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