Ongoing Issues Expected To Keep KC-46 Tankers From Ops Until 2022

Continuing technical problems are expected to prevent the U.S. Air Force’s new aerial refueling aircraft from deploying for at least three years, reports Defense One. The KC-46 was supposed to be ready for operations in 2017, but design and development issues have resulted in multiple delays and cost the manufacturer, Boeing, more than $3 billion. Boeing is making progress on seven out of nine critical performance parameters, but “two are very difficult,” Gen. Maryanne Miller,...