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U.S. Air Force Plans to Issue Solicitation for KC-46A Support Equipment Next Month

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, October 20th, 2022

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U.S. Air Force Plans to Issue Solicitation for KC-46A Support Equipment Next Month

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, the commander of 19th Air Force, rolls out the first in-shop assembled KC-46A Pegasus wheel at Altus AFB, Okla. on June 23 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force plans to issue a solicitation for support equipment (SE) for the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker next month. The future SE contract is to last five years with a five-year option. Officials from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) mobility and training aircraft directorate at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio discussed the program in a virtual industry day in May. The officials included Air Force Col. William Ottati, the senior materiel leader, of the KC-46 program…

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