mcbush Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Take a look at the KC-46A development link in the quoted text that M2 posted (this link). Here's a quote: "Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz has said the KC-46A program should serve as a guidepost for all future Air Force acquisition programs..." Please tell me he's not serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky_king Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 A guidepost doesn't necessarily mean the program went well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 https://www.aviationw...KC-46%20Overage Imagine that, Boeing lied about their price to get a contract... Just noticed, but LtCol (then Capt) Jack Miller was my first instructor in ROTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarheadBoom Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 The Italians are still training to refuel using the 767's boom. So far, they have been employing only the aircraft's drogue refueling system and are only cleared to refuel Italian aircraft. "For us, it's an opportunity to work with the best in the world, so we can learn from them," explained Del Giudice. During the visit, which began on Dec. 9, Del Giudice and an Italian boom operator flew on two KC-135 missions to observe refueling operations up close. I guess their booms have already forgotten what they learned in BBIQ at McGuire over the past 6+ years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupe Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Take a look at the KC-46A development link in the quoted text that M2 posted (this link). Here's a quote: "Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz has said the KC-46A program should serve as a guidepost for all future Air Force acquisition programs..." Please tell me he's not serious. Look at what the Air Force ended up with: we're getting a new tanker on a fixed-price contract with industry fronting most of the development costs! I can't think of any other MDS acquired in such a way....KC-46A is a hell of a deal for the Air Force. The KC-X program sure has a decade's worth of lessons learned as it morphed from a lease deal that put a major acquisition official in the lock-up to a sorce selection where the winner was selected based on requirements that were very different than what the request for proposal asked for. We delt with the ensuing protest and finally got it right on the third attempt. The Chief is right: this program should serve as a "What to do and what not to do" guide for future major acquisitions. At this stage, I think the KC-46A is a win for the Air Force and a win for Boeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADFNZ Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I can't wait to see the cost-cutting measures Boeing takes to stay in the black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton Bigsby Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thank the Italians for funding the major development issues; hopefully it's a fairly straighforward build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prozac Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thank the Italians for funding the major development issues; hopefully it's a fairly straighforward build. Completely different jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 The Chief is right: this program should serve as a "What to do and what not to do" guide for future major acquisitions. Uh, that should be standard for everything everyone in the USAF does. Plan. Execute. Debrief. Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupe Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Uh, that should be standard for everything everyone in the USAF does. Plan. Execute. Debrief. Standard. It should be that way, but you and I both know it's not. Hell, passing on lessons learned from similar programs with the same prime is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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