A KC-46A Pegasus takes off during the third annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council on Nov. 15th at McConnell AFB, Kan. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a nearly $2.4 billion contract for 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers in Lot 11 of the buy, the Pentagon said in its contracts announcements on Thursday.
On Nov. 4, the Boeing machinists union announced the end of a 53-day strike…