Aerospace Group:

Air Force

Boeing Rakes in $3.8 Billion for 27 KC-46s in Eight Days

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

SHARE:

Boeing Rakes in $3.8 Billion for 27 KC-46s in Eight Days

An F-16 Viper from the 49th Wing at Holloman AFB, N.M., conducts air refueling with a KC-46 Pegasus from Altus AFB, Okla., over the skies of New Mexico on Dec. 7, 2020--the first time an Air Education and Training Command KC-46 made contact and transferred fuel to an F-16 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Eight days after the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.7 billion contract for 12 KC-46s in Lot Six of the production line, the service on Jan. 20 bought 15 more tankers in Lot Seven for $2.1 billion. The Jan. 20 announcement by DoD said that the Air Force exercised an option for the purchase of the 15 Lot Seven tankers, which are to be built by May 31, 2024. Acting as cell towers to relay data between the…

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]

Pentagon

Pentagon ‘Working Options’ On Iran Supplemental, May Seek Funds For New Capabilities

The Pentagon is “working options” for a potential supplemental spending request to fund the operation against Iran and replenish munitions used in the strike campaign, with a senior official noting […]