Boeing might have to pay the Air Force an additional $412 million—funds from the original C-17 contract—if the Air Force finds the service paid too much for the airlifter, according to various news reports. The Air Force has been reviewing the award made in 2000 as part of its investigation into contracts negotiated during the tenure of former USAF acquisition official Darleen Druyun. Earlier this summer, Boeing agreed to a Justice Department settlement in which it will pay $615 million for misconduct related to several programs.
The Air Force is placing Air Combat Command in charge of teaching combat tactics to fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft units, according to a May 12 announcement. Beginning this summer, the service will reassign the formal training units for the F-35, F-16, and MQ-9 from Air Education and Training Command to…