KC-46 Delays Could Postpone KC-10’s Retirement

Credit: Artist's concept of KC-46A: Boeing
As delivery of Boeing’s first KC-46A tanker to the U.S. Air Force slips further and further to the right, the service will likely delay retiring the first of the legacy KC-10s that are headed to the boneyard starting next year. Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, told...

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