Back to news

January 13, 2021 | International, Aerospace

Boeing nabs $1.7B for 12 KC-46A tankers

By

Christen McCurdy

Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Boeing received a $1.7 billion contract this week to build 12 KC-46A tanker aircraft for the Air Force.

According to Boeing, this is the sixth production lot of the tankers and is designed to bring new capabilities and operational flexibility to the Air Force and other customers.

"The investments Boeing is making in the KC-46 today will benefit generations of service members," said Jamie Burgess, Boeing KC-46 tanker vice president and program manager. "I believe the partnership between Boeing and the Air Force will also produce additional KC-46 innovations that will carry the warfighter well into the future."

The KC-46 is a multirole tanker, designed to refuel allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures -- and is also equipped to carry passengers, cargo and patients.

Boeing has delivered 42 of the aircraft to four different bases since its first order in August 2016, but the KC-46 program has been beset by cost overruns and drags in productivity, prompting U.S. senators to call on the Government Accountability Office to investigate delays in productivity last spring.

In October the company announced it would pay another $67 million out of pocket for the program, a cost attributed to COVID-19-related cost overruns and productivity drags.

https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/01/12/Boeing-nabs-17B-for-12-KC-46A-tankers/9931610497766/

On the same subject

  • Rolls-Royce : le consortium Eurojet s'engage avec la NETMA

    November 13, 2020 | International, Aerospace

    Rolls-Royce : le consortium Eurojet s'engage avec la NETMA

    Eurojet, le consortium responsable du moteur EJ200 installé dans l'Eurofighter Typhoon, a signé aujourd'hui un contrat avec la NETMA - l'Agence de l'OTAN assurant la gestion des Eurofighter & Tornado - afin de fournir 56 nouveaux moteurs EJ200 à l'armée de l'air allemande. La production des modules moteurs sera réalisée localement par les quatre sociétés partenaires et membres du consortium Eurojet, à savoir Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, ITP et Avio Aero. L'assemblage final des moteurs aura lieu chez MTU Aero Engines tandis que les livraisons au client allemand devraient débuter en 2023. https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/ROLLS-ROYCE-HOLDINGS-PLC-4004084/actualite/Rolls-Royce-le-consortium-Eurojet-s-engage-avec-la-NETMA-31767610/

  • Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Advances To Next Phase Of Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability Program

    July 29, 2024 | International, Aerospace

    Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Advances To Next Phase Of Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability Program

    Sikorsky is ready to design a rotorcraft prototype for NATO’s NGRC concept study to support defense and deterrence for an ever-changing global environment

  • USAF launches huge upgrade program for its F-16s - Skies Mag

    March 7, 2022 | International, Aerospace

    USAF launches huge upgrade program for its F-16s - Skies Mag

    Long-awaited modernization plans finally move ahead for the U.S. Air Force's newest F-16 "Vipers."

All news