Fresh delays fuel KC-46A frustration

摘要

The US Air Force has delayed a full-rate production decision for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker until August, and deliveries to its first operational unit will come about three to six months late - and still lacking one critical system for at least another year. The 27 May announcement by the service confirmed months of findings by operational testers and government auditors that the five-year-old KC-46A development programme was unlikely to stay on schedule, despite repeated vows by USAF and Boeing officials to the contrary.