{"id":35709,"date":"2019-08-06T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/06\/heres-why-boeing-is-getting-555m-to-fix-a-problem-with-the-air-forces-new-tanker\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:32:09","slug":"heres-why-boeing-is-getting-555m-to-fix-a-problem-with-the-air-forces-new-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/08\/06\/heres-why-boeing-is-getting-555m-to-fix-a-problem-with-the-air-forces-new-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why Boeing is getting $55.5M to fix a problem with the Air Force\u2019s new tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Air Force will pay up to $55.5 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2019\/03\/14\/boeing-resumes-kc-46-tanker-deliveries-but-air-force-scrutiny-will-linger\/\" target=\"_blank\">for Boeing to redesign the KC-46\u2019s boom<\/a>, but it will cost more than that to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2019\/01\/10\/boeing-delivers-first-kc-46-but-fixes-to-technical-problems-still-years-away\/\" target=\"_blank\">field a fix to the problem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a Aug. 2 contract announcement, the award will pay for a \u201csystem level hardware and software critical design review of the boom telescope actuator redesign,\u201d and Boeing will receive $21 million of the proposed award value immediately. But because the contract has yet to be definitized, Boeing could receive up to $55.5 million once terms of the deal are cemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/paris-air-show\/2019\/06\/17\/mea-culpa-boeing-owns-kc-46-missteps-going-above-and-beyond-air-force-inspection-requirements\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/K-46-and-F-35.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mea culpa: Boeing owns KC-46 missteps, \u2018going above and beyond\u2019 Air Force inspection requirements<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cWe had missteps. We owned those,\u201d said Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And since initial award only covers the redesign of the boom \u2014 not the costs of testing, fabricating and retrofitting the new booms on existing aircraft \u2014 it stands to reason that the Air Force will owe additional money to Boeing to completely fix the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the other remaining critical deficiencies on the KC-46 program, the Air Force has agreed to foot the cost of fixing the boom problem, as it is a change in the service\u2019s initial requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s current boom design meets international standards for thrust resistance, and the Air Force accepted that design<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2016\/08\/12\/kc-46-tanker-cleared-for-production\/\" target=\"_blank\"> at Milestone C in 2016<\/a>, when the KC-46 was cleared for production. But later flight tests demonstrated that the boom produces too much thrust resistance to refuel the A-10, necessitating a change in design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, an Air Force official told Defense News the process of redesigning and manufacturing the new booms could take about two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force plans to buy 179 KC-46s over the life of the program. After years of delays due to technical issues, the service signed off to accept the first tanker in January, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2019\/01\/25\/the-air-force-gets-its-first-new-kc-46s-an-event-decades-in-the-making\/\" target=_blank>then delivered to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., later that month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The KC-46 made its first flight for the initial operational test and evaluation phase on June 4 at McConnell AFB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing is on the hook to pay for the other major critical deficiency: a redesign of the Remote Vision System, a collection of cameras and sensors that allow the boom operator to steer the boom into the fuel receptacle of the receiving aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service became aware of this problem after pilots experienced difficulties directing the boom during refueling, sometimes scraping the surface of the receiver aircraft \u2014 a mistake that could compromise the low observable coating of stealth aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this issue, the Air Force has decided to accept KC-46 tankers so that pilots can begin training with the new aircraft. However, the service is withholding up $28 million per plane in order to incentivize Boeing to move quickly on a redesigned RVS. 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