Bad news for KC-46A, hardware modification for boom

Boeing has conceded that a software solution to fix the load issues on the flying boom was not robust enough and the company will have to modify the hardware itself.

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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg disclosed the fact at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on Jun. 2.