Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
The taxpayers are still getting shafted since we don’t have operational use of the aircraft we paid for. Until Al Udeid and Dhafra have 46s on the ramp instead of 135s and 10s, we don’t really have the product we paid for.
The KC-46 SNAFU is because the USAF and Federal Government cannot create and execute contracts. Period. There is a reason why the USAF is jointly paying for RVS2.0 and it isn't because they're sympathetic to Boeing's woes.
Once RVS is fixed, the KC-46 will be a great tanker and mobility asset.