Boeing's losses on the construction of the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft exceeded $ 7 billion

Boeing lost nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in the first quarter of 2023 due to poor fuel paint jobs.

tanks for the KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. Total losses have already exceeded $7 billion.

What is known

Air tanker KC-46 - not the most successful aircraftin the assortment of the manufacturer from Virginia. In the first three months of this year, the defense company lost another $245 million because a subcontractor painted fuel tanks incorrectly.

Boeing knows about the flaw and is working on itelimination. KC-46 continues to successfully carry out its missions. This was announced by Dave Calhoun, CEO of the American company, on the quarterly earnings report.

The US Air Force adopted69 KC-46 aircraft. In total, the service plans to receive 179 aircraft, of which 128 units (more than 70%) have already been ordered. In addition, Israel and Japan became buyers of the KC-46.

Despite the rather complicated history of the Pegasus program, the US Air Force may purchase another 75 aircraft to replace the KC-135 Stratotanker tankers. They entered service almost 80 years ago.