Cobham Awarded Contract to Supply Boeing KC-46A Tanker with Body Fuel Tanks

摘要

Cobham Mission Equipment has been selected by Boeing to pro vide body fuel tanks in support of the USAF's KC-46 tanker programme. The Body Fuel Tanks enable KC-46A mission capability by providing additional fuel for offload and increased range. The engineering manufacturing development (EMD) phase began in January 2012, with low-rate and full-rate production through 2028. The USAF plans to initially acquire 179 KC-46A tankers from Boeing, each of which is expected to carry a quantity of four each of the Cobham body fuel tanks.