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Air Force

KC-46, F-15 EPAWSS Had Top ACAT 1 Forecast Delays in FY ’19 and ’20, According to USAF Biennial Report

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 12th, 2021

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KC-46, F-15 EPAWSS Had Top ACAT 1 Forecast Delays in FY ’19 and ’20, According to USAF Biennial Report

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 333rd Fighter takes off at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. on March 11 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker and the BAE Systems' Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) had projected initial operational capability (IOC) delays of more than 12 months for fiscal year 2019 and 2020, per the newly released U.S. Air Force Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Acquisition Biennial Report. The report reviews the management of more than 60 of the largest Air Force acquisition programs and records program cost and schedule changes compared to baseline estimates. For fiscal 2019, schedule…

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