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Boeing to Study Risk Reduction for Radios, Other Systems on KC-46 Tanker

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

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Boeing to Study Risk Reduction for Radios, Other Systems on KC-46 Tanker

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

Boeing [BA] has been awarded a contract modification worth about $10 million for a Block 1 risk-reduction study for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker.The award, released Aug. 7, “allows for a study of risk reductions activities with regard to the development and integration of new capabilities on the initial KC-46 aircraft, referred to as Block 1,” according to the Defense Department. Work is expected to be completed by early November.The contract modification is expected to study “risk reduction modifications with radio…

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