Congress moves to restrict USAF KC-46 acquisitions pending engineering fix

KC-46A

Source: US Air Force

House defence bill would cap KC-46A acquisitions at 183 aircraft until Boeing resolves Category 1 engineering deficiencies, while mandating expanded tanker fleet and extended KC-135 service life.

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