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KC-135
Mission
Supports all strategic US air refueling operations
Secondary missions include cargo/passenger transport, aeromedical evacuation and C2
Current Lines of Effort
KC-135 Modernization
Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC)
CNS/ATM Block 45
KC-135 Sustainment for 395 aircraft, avg age 58 yrs
Largest organic depot in USAF at OC-ALC
F108 engine depot at OC-ALC
Weapon System Integrity Program
KC-10
KC-10 Modernization
Mode 5 Id Friend or Foe (IFF) / ADS-B Out
KC-10 Sustainment for 56 aircraft, avg age 35 yrs
Closed Loop Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)
Airframe CLS Contract (Vertex Aerospace)
Engine CLS Contract (Lockheed Martin)
Weapon System Integrity Program
Foreign Military Sales supports 4 countries operating 25 aircraft
Division Locations
Tinker AFB, OK
KC-10 Liaisons at Travis AFB CA, McGuire AFB NJ, and Netherlands
KC-46 PEGASUS
​Mission
Provides multi-point aerial refueling, cargo/passenger transport, and aeromedical evacuation
Current Lines of Effort
Development
Working fixes for major deficiencies: Remote Vision System 2.0 & Boom Telescope Actuator Redesign
Wing Aerial Refueling Pods (WARPs)
Production/Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Total 179 KC-46s planned; 38 aircraft delivered (a/o Oct 20)
Five productions lots on contract (67 a/c); lots 6 and 7 in negotiation
Test
Initial Operational Test & Evaluation, ECD FY2024
A/R receiver certification ongoing at Edwards AFB
Sustainment
First organic Depot C-check induction, Sep 20
First organic commodity activation (live support systems), Oct 20
Maintenance manual task verification nearly complete (95%)
Training
Aircrew Training System (Flight Safety Services Corp)
Maintenance Training System (Boeing BGS St. Louis)
Type I Training (Boeing BGS Seattle)
Foreign Military Sales
Executing FMS case for Japan; 4+ countries in development
Program Office/Depot Locations
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; Tinker AFB, OK
Boeing Program Office, Everett, WA