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Air Force

Congress Should Limit KC-46 Production to Minimum Deliveries Until RVS Fix Resolved, Lawmaker Says

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

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Congress Should Limit KC-46 Production to Minimum Deliveries Until RVS Fix Resolved, Lawmaker Says

Boeing's KC-46 was on display Jan. 24 at the company's Everett Delivery Center. (Photo: Vivienne Machi / Staff)

Congress should limit the production of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the yearly minimum until contractor Boeing [BA] successfully implements crucial solutions that will get the aircraft to operational status in two years, a key House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member said March 4. HASC Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Wittman (R-VA.) told reporters Wednesday that his committee is considering measures it can take to put more pressure on Boeing to develop and implement fixes to the aircraft’s…

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