Boeing KC-46A US Air Force awarded a contract to FlightSafety Services Corporation on May 1, for engineering, manufacturing, and develop...
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US Air Force awarded a contract to FlightSafety Services Corporation on May 1, for engineering, manufacturing, and development of the Boeing KC-46A tanker Aircrew Training System (ATS).
The contract, a Fixed Price Incentive Firm (FPIF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract of $78,369,818 includes an initial obligation of $1 million.
The remaining amount will be incrementally funded. The contract contains options for production, training, operations and sustainment that if exercised will increase the value of the contract.
The aircrew training devices and courseware are scheduled to begin arriving at the formal training units and operational air bases in 2016 and will be used to prepare flight crews to operate the new tanker.
"This is a vital step in the development of KC-46A," said Maj. Gen. John Thompson, Program Executive Officer for Tankers. "We have reached an award that is the product of a disciplined, meticulous and transparent source selection and delivers real value for the warfighter."
The Air Force contracted with Boeing in February 2011 for 179 KC-46A tankers to begin recapitalizing the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet by 2028. The program is working toward completion of the critical design review later this year, setting the stage to build and fly the first KC-46A Tanker in 2015.
FlightSafety provides crew training for Air Force's fleet of C-5 Galaxy Airlifter, C-17 Globemaster, CV-22 OSPREY tiltrotor aircraft, JPATS (T-6) trainer, KC-10 Extender, T-38 trainer etc.
