A study conducted by the International Epidemiological Institute concludes that the Air Force’s early warning radar in Bourne, Mass., is not responsible for higher cancer rates in the vicinity of Cape Cod, according to the Associated Press. The study was the last of four Air Force-funded studies that were designed to determine whether the PAVE PAWS radar facility at Cape Cod Air Force Station was part of the reason for increased leukemia and lung cancer rates.
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.
