Michael Gilmore, director of the office of test and evaluation for the Pentagon, sharply criticized the USAF’s plan to certify the Boeing KC-46A.
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Wichita’s mayor accused Boeing of betraying his city after winning the U.S. Air Force’s contract to supply refueling tankers.
Boeing is considering closing its facility in Wichita due to defense cuts. Boeing had planned to assemble its KC-46A there.
Amy Butler reports that the U.S. Air Force has completed an interim baseline review (IBR) for the KC-46A.
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer Ashton Carter said cost overruns in the KC-46 program is “not our problem.”
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U.S. Sen. John McCain has shoot a letter to the Pentagon asking about cost overruns in the Boeing KC-46 program.
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A recent disclosure by the U.S. Air Force indicates Boeing could lose more than $700 million on the KC-46 tanker program.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on defense has ordered the Air Force to report o Congress any cost increase of $5 million or more in the KC-46A program.
EADS North America CEO, Sean O’Keefe, said he sees an opportunity to sell a larger aerial refueling tanker to the U.S. Air Force after Boeing’s final configuration for the KC-X was revealed.
The first four Boeing 767 destined for the U.S. Air Force as KC-46A refueling tankers have been added to to its order tally on Thursday.
