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Roper: Air Force, Boeing Months Away from Resuming Cargo Flights for KC-46

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

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Roper: Air Force, Boeing Months Away from Resuming Cargo Flights for KC-46

Boeing's KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft. (Photo: Boeing)

The Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus aircraft is still months away from renewing cargo transport in test flights as industry and service officials work through potential solutions for unstable cargo pallet locks, the service’s chief acquisition leader said Nov. 12. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper said the service and prime contractor Boeing [BA] have been hard at work developing solutions for the latest Category-1 deficiency on the program, which was first revealed by Defense News…

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