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DOT&E Predicts KC-46A Tanker Slippage of Six to 12 Months

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DOT&E Predicts KC-46A Tanker Slippage of Six to 12 Months

An new Defense Department report predicts a six- to 12-month delay of initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar, next-generation KC-46A aerial refueling tanker. The fiscal year 2013 annual report from the office of DoD Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) Michael Gilmore, released to Congress Wednesday, said analysis of initial Boeing [BA] schedules with regard to aerial refueling certifications, aircraft, support equipment technical orders and operator/maintainer training indicates operational testing slippage. It also…

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