The engine icing that caused a CV-22 Osprey bound for Edwards AFB, Calif., from Amarillo, Tex., on Oct. 18 to land in Arizona was no big deal, per V-22 program officials. They told the Amarillo Globe-News this week that the incident is still under investigation, but that it will not affect production Ospreys, which, unlike the text aircraft, have de-icing equipment. The Navy has had V-22s in Halifax, Nova Scotia, undergoing icing testing and started the third phase of icing testing Monday in Halifax.
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
