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Monday, April 14, 2014

KC-46 testing may delay new jet tankers

KC-46 refueling aircraftA new government report says Boeing Inc. is making good progress manufacturing the Air Force's next-generation aerial-refueling jet but warns of the possibility of unforeseen delays in such a complex program.

The report last week by the General Accountability Office says development of the KC-46 refueling aircraft is especially important because the nation's current fleet of Eisenhower-era KC-135s tankers requires extensive maintenance to keep flying.

MacDill Air Force Base is the home of 16 KC-135 "Stratotankers," and the Air Force's long-range plans call for the base to get eight additional KC-135 tankers in 2018 once the KC-46 begins rolling off the Boeing assembly line.

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