Boeing Reports New KC-46 Charge

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Crews walk to a KC-46 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, in December 2025.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Boeing on Jan. 27 reported another $565 million charge on its U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, the first reported overrun that year. The latest charge brings the total cost overrun on the fixed price contract to $9.55 billion, but the company says there will...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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