Here’s why Boeing is getting $55.5M to fix a problem with the Air Force’s new tanker

Boeing’s current boom design meets international standards for thrust resistance, and the Air Force accepted that design at Milestone C in 2016, 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. LTC (Join to see)