Boeing has been contacted to provide 15 KC-46 military refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. Pictured: Boeing's KC-46 refuels a C-17 Globemaster III during a compatibility test. U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula
-- Boeing has received a $2.1 billion contract
modification to produce 15 KC-46 Pegasus aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.
Under the modification, Boeing will provide the branch with 15
of the new military refueling aircraft in addition to two spare engines, five
wing refueling pod kits, and data.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the work will be performed at
Seattle, Wa., and is expected to be complete by the end of July 2019.
The company received all funding at the time of the modification
award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, is listed as the contracting activity.
Boeing's KC-46 Pegasus is
a military aircraft designed for aerial refueling in addition to transport of
personnel and cargo. The plane was adapted for military service from the company's
commercial 767 jet airliner.
The aircraft is built to be crewed by 15 personnel, and is
equipped with high-resolution stereoscopic boom cameras with a 185-degree
panoramic field of view.
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