Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "US Air Force’s legendary KC-10 tanker flies to the UK to say goodbye" video.

There is nothing wrong with the KC-46 program The problem is why the USAF not thinking in the long tern The KC-10 should been brought in larger numbers. The USAF should have then purchased KC-767A outright instead of trying to wet lease The continue with the E-10 MC2A and replace all 707s with the newer B-767 air frame
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@1chish The A330 was never in the cards. The USAF should have brought the KC-767A and avoided all that drama Boeing principal advantage they are built with up training, logistics and maintenance with the USAF AIrbus would had to do that all from scratch
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@MAINT03 You obviously didnt The drama started when the USAF tried to wet lease the KC-767A instead buying them There was no need for request for proposal (RFP) or invitation to tender (ITT,) It should have been sole award direct contract
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@michaelmcnally2331 its called cost The KC-45A A330 MRTT' principal problem was Airbus has no presence in the US military training, logistics and maintenance with the USAF would all have to be built up from scratch Boeing's only mistake was not using the 767-400ER air frame Incidentally ,Airbus has the same issue as the A330-200 is out of production but there still demand for tankers
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Because the USAF is stupid it was clear that KC-135 wasnt cutting but instead of buying the KC-10 in larger numbers well the newer MD-11 they kept the inferior KC-135
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