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USAF awards KC-46A aircrew training system contract
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The Air Force awarded a contract to FlightSafety Services Corporation on May 1, taking a major step forward in achieving the service’s top acquisition priority – delivering a new aerial refueling capability to… Continue reading
USAF KC-46 progress on track
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFNS) — The top acquisition priority in the Air Force – acquiring a new aerial refueling capability – is proceeding “on track,” Maj. Gen. John Thompson, the program executive officer for Tankers, said.
Two years and several… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force announces KC-46A candidate bases
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force announced Altus Air Force Base, Okla. and McConnell AFB, Kan., as candidate bases for the KC-46A formal training unit (FTU) today.
Altus AFB, Fairchild AFB, Wash., Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and McConnell AFB, are… Continue reading
GE Aviation Signs Contract for Systems on Boeing KC-46A Tanker for United States Air Force
GE Aviation announced today that they signed an agreement with The Boeing Company potentially worth up to $180 million to provide the mission control system for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A tanker. The agreement includes design, development and production throughout… Continue reading
Boeing Marks 1st Anniversary of KC-46A Tanker Contract Award
MUKILTEO, Wash., Feb. 24, 2012 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46 Tanker program today marked the first anniversary of receiving a U.S. Air Force contract to build the next-generation aerial refueling tanker, the KC-46A. Over the past year, the program… Continue reading
Marshall Aerospace To Supply Boeing With Integrated Body Fuel Tanks For The United States Air Force KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
Marshall Aerospace is delighted that the US DoD announced that The Boeing Company was awarded the United States Air Force KC-46A Tanker Aircraft programme. Boeing selected Marshall Aerospace last year to be the supplier of the integrated Body Fuel Tanks… Continue reading
Boeing gets Tanker deal US Air Force for KC-46A
The pentagon awarded Boeing today to deliver 179 Tanker aircraft for a total of 3.5 Billion dollar.
The contract has been a ongoing matter the last years where at first the deal was given to a consortium headed by European… Continue reading