USAF explains why fixed-price contract caused problems for Boeing KC-46A tanker

KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-15 Strike Eagle for an aerial refueling test over California in 2018

Source: US Air Force

The US Air Force (USAF) believes that in hindsight the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker, which has been plagued with delays, functionality problems and cost overruns, might have had less problems if it wasn’t on a fixed-price contract.

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