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Boeing’s First KC-46A Tanker Delivery Likely Delayed To Late 2018, Air Force Says

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

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Boeing’s First KC-46A Tanker Delivery Likely Delayed To Late 2018, Air Force Says

A KC-46A tanker is refueled by a second KC-46 for the first time, as seen from the tanker’s air refueling operator station. (Boeing photo)

Boeing’s [BA] delivery of the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the U.S. Air Force has been pushed back again, as the company continues to experience delays in completing flight tests and obtaining airworthiness certifications, the service said late March 6.The U.S. Air Force, which had previously expected to receive the first KC-46A in late spring (Defense Daily, June 8, 2017), now projects that the milestone is likely to occur late this year. The new estimate is based on a “schedule…

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