GAO warns Boeing has insufficient time to test KC-46A before production decision

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that the Pentagon has to make a decision on building the first production models of the KC-46A just three months after the tanker has flown.

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Boeing originally has 13 months to test fly the prototype but the maiden flight of the KC-46A has been repeatedly delayed.

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