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USAF to Apply KC-46 Lessons Learned to Future Contracts

USAF to Apply KC-46 Lessons Learned to Future Contracts
A KC-46 refuels an F-16. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Given that Boeing's [BA] fixed-price contract for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker is more than a decade-old, the U.S. Air Force will almost assuredly not alter the arrangement to cost-plus, but the service is looking to apply lessons learned from the contract to future ones. Last month, Boeing said that it had delivered its 50th KC-46 to the Air Force--a delivery which comes as Boeing and the Air Force work to fix the plane's Category I deficiencies, including those involving a…

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