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Air Force

GAO: Air Force Shifting Funding from Delayed KC-46 Program to Sustain KC-135 Operations

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

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GAO: Air Force Shifting Funding from Delayed KC-46 Program to Sustain KC-135 Operations

Boeing’s KC-46A tanker refuels an F-15E aircraft during Phase II receiver certification testing out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Photo: Boeing)

A new government watchdog report warns that the delayed delivery of the Air Force’s next-generation aeriel refueler means that some of the program’s funds are instead going to keeping the legacy refueler fleet in flight. In a June 12 report titled, “KC-46 Tanker Modernization: Aircraft Delivery Has Begun, but Deficiencies Could Affect Operations and Will Take Time to Correct,” the Government Accountability Office (GAO) notes that the Air Force plans to reallocate $57 million in fiscal year 2020 funds from…

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