Shaheen pushes defense nominee for KC-46A tanker upgrades at Pease
Shaheen pushes defense nominee for KC-46A tanker upgrades at Pease Shaheen questioned Austin as he appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 19. The new fleet, which cost billions of dollars, has been hampered since arriving at Pease in 2019. The aircraft need improvements to the Remote Vision Systems model, which are cameras and sensors used by the new tankers. The cost of the upgrades is expected to be more than $550 million for the entire fleet, including the 12 KC-46A tankers at Pease, where the final aircraft is expected next month. Shaheen raised the “continuing i...
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