> The KC-46 program has not gone swimmingly That's what happens when protectionism gets involved. The Boeing design (based on an existing plane, but with some

> The KC-46 program has not gone swimmingly That's what happens when protectionism gets involved. The Boeing design (based on an existing plane, but with some new systems and a combination of components from different generations of 767s) was chosen over the proven, already in production A330 MRTT. Delays and cost overruns are to be expected. Same thing with ships, in the end US Navy had to accept it's not that special and it ended up ordering an RFP based on existing off the shelf designs (with the Franco-Italian FREMM winning).