Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: October 25, 2019
The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), officially entered into the initial operational test and evaluation phase, FlightGlobal reported Thursday.
The service branch said IOT&E seeks to assess the tanker™s capabilities, suitability and effectiveness for cargo and passenger transportation, air-to-air refueling and medical evacuation missions.
As the Air Force kicks off the operational testing phase, the company will continue to address category-one issues in the tanker™s design. Some of the identified deficiencies are issues with the remote vision system™s image resolution and cargo floor restraints.
The service branch expects KC-46A to reach full operational capability by 2022 or 2023.
Boeing is now in contract to produce 67 tankers for the Air Force. In September, the company secured a potential $2.6B contract modification to produce 15 lot 5 KC-46 aircraft, which received Milestone C approval from the Department of Defense in August 2016.
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