The Defense Contract Management Agency expects Boeing to miss its August 2017 deadline to deliver 18 KC-46A tankers by seven to 14 months, the agency said in a statement to Air Force Magazine. Boeing, however, still expects to make the deadline and says the company is making “steady progress” in test and production of the aircraft, reported Bloomberg News, which first reported the possible delay. A delay in delivery could mean penalties to Boeing, which is already absorbing more than $1.5 billion in cost overruns in the program. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said earlier this month that the KC-46 program is still on track to receive the required amount of aircraft and the service expects to still reach initial operational capability in 2017. Goldfein’s statement came days before DCMA’s projection.
B-52 Bombers Make Rare Landing At Civilian Airport
April 18, 2024
Two B-52s assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB landed at Chennault International Airport, a public airport in Lake Charles, La. on April 12 as part of the wing's Bayou Vigilance Exercise.