New KC-46 Problem Arises As USAF Clears Tanker For More Operations

KC-46 taking off from a Guam airfield
A KC-46 participated in Exercise Cope North 22 in Guam in February, one of the limited operations for which the Air Force has cleared the tanker.
Credit: Master Sgt. Amy Picard/U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is using the Boeing KC-46A refueling tanker operationally years before a formal declaration of readiness and notwithstanding a new delay in a fix for the aircraft’s serious problems. The Air Force expects the tanker to become fully operational after an overhaul of the Remote...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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