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USAF Examining KC-46A Software Integration Effort

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

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USAF Examining KC-46A Software Integration Effort

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of the arrival of Travis AFB, Calif.'s 22nd KC-46A Pegasus on Feb. 6.

The U.S. Air Force may undertake a KC-46A Software Integration Sustainment & Support (K-SWISS) effort for the Boeing [BA] refueling aircraft. The effort would involve the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), a high-fidelity testing center for the aircraft's software, avionics, and hardware at Tinker AFB, Okla. "Under the original Interim Contracted Support contract (FA8625-11-C-6600), which concluded its period of performance (PoP) in June 2022, [no] requirements nor provisions were established for stand-alone software maintenance," Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's…

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