KC-46 Tanker Program Contract in Jeopardy

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2015/November/Pages/KC46TankerProgramContractinJeopardy.aspx

KC-46 Tanker Program Contract in Jeopardy
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By Jon Harper

The Defense Department might have to break its contract for the KC-46 tanker and other programs if budget turmoil continues, Air Force officials said.

The Pentagon has a fixed-price contract with Boeing for the KC-46, and the government’s financial liability is capped at $4.9 billion. It calls for Boeing to ultimately provide 179 new tankers.

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Two low-rate initial production awards would follow, probably in May and June. The quantities for those lots would be seven and 12, respectively, Richardson said at a recent Air Force Association conference.

However, the plan would be derailed if Congress funds the government through continuing resolutions in fiscal year 2016, he noted.

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This is what fourteen years of war has bought us: $19 trillion dollars in debt and our congresscritters are unable to come up with a regular budget.

We've already purchased an unfinished aircraft carrier $13.9 billion dollars this year. The DoD has not yet mentioned when it will be completed nor how much it will cost to complete.

We have a $5.6 billion dollar stealth destroyer finally floating at the Bath Iron Works in Maine. Another one is partially done and they are looking for the money to build the third one.

Pilot's who weight less that 136 pounds can get their neck snapped when ejecting from the F-35 at low speeds.