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Session: S1

Title: KC-46--Capabilities and Impact on the Warfighter

2Unrivaled Global Reach for America … ALWAYS!

KC-46The Air Force’s New Air Refueling Aircraft

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.


Tankers are key to the U.S. Military Strategy Provide speed, range, and flexibility for global

operations Current KC-135 tanker fleet is over 50 years old

with rising maintenance and supports costs• 1st delivery - 1957

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The Need for New TankersAir Force’s #1 Acquisition Priority


Program Of Record

179 tankers to begin replacing fleet of 416 aging KC-135 tankers

Multi-role capability – air refueling, cargo, passenger and patient transport

Contract award 24 Feb 11• Delivery of 18 tankers by 2017• Production ramp up to 15 tankers per year• Production concludes in 2028

KC-46 built in Everett factory, with finishing and final delivery in Wichita, KS

Boeing Program Office located at Everett, WA

Air Force Program Office located at WPAFB, OH• Numerous Teammates

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• DCMA• OC-ALC• AMC, AETC

• Global Logistics Support Center (GLSC)• FAA Military Certification Office (MCO)• Edwards AFB Responsible Test Organizations (RTO)


KC-46 Pegasus

KC-46A is 1st Phase of a 3-Phase Tanker Recap• 179 KC-46As Will Replace Less Than Half of Current

Tanker Inventory• Aircraft Delivery @ McConnell AFB Begins Q2 FY17

Basing Actions• MOB 1 – McConnell AFB, KS• MOB 2 – Pease ANGB, NH• MOB 3 – Seymour Johnson, NC – Announced as Preferred

Location on 29 October 2015 (AFRC Lead)• Altus AFB, OK – Primary Training Location

All U.S. Main Operating Bases Will Be Active/ARC Associations


KPP #3: Worldwide Airspace Access (CNS/ATM)

Meets 387 Warfighter Requirements372 Mandatory + 15 Non-Mandatory

Combat Ready Upon Delivery

Aeromedical Evacuation

KPP #4: Cargo & PAX

KPP #9: Multi-Point AR

KPP #8: Survivability--Defensive Systems & Night Ops

KPP #1: Same Sortie Boom & Drogue

KPP #6: Chem/Bio

KPP #2: Range/Offload

KPP #5: Receiver AR

KPP #7: Net-Ready

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767-200ER

• Commercial Passenger Airplane

• Type Certificate (TC)

KC-46A Tanker

• Refueling Systems• Military Avionics• Supplemental Type

Certificate (STC)• Military Certification

767-2C Provisioned Freighter

• Baseline Non-Military Aircraft• Enhanced Flight Deck• Freighter (Cargo door & floor)• Body Tanks• Tanker System Provisions• Amended Type Certificate (ATC)

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AirplaneConfiguration Development


Key Features

400 gpm Centerline Drogue System

Aerial Refueling Operator Station

Camera System

Digital Glass Cockpit

Self Protection• Electromagnetic Pulse hardening• Chemical / Biological operations• LAIRCM & Radar Warning Receiver• Cockpit armor

Pratt & Whitney Engines 62K Thrust 120 kVA Generators

Multi-role Capabilities• Air Refueling, cargo, passengers, patients• Roll-On Beyond-Line-of-Sight (ROBE) capability

1,200 gpm Refueling

Receptacle

Up to 54 Aeromedical Evacuation Patients

Up to 58 Passengers ( 114 for Contingency Operations)

400 gpm Wing Air Refueling Pods

Up to 18 463L Pallets

Crew Bunks

Additional Crew Seats (8)

Galley

Forward Entry Door

Main Cargo Door

Aft Door

Overwing Hatch

Aircraft Equipment Storage

1,200 gpm Modernized fly-by-wire KC-10 Boom

Provides Simultaneous Refueling Capability

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Large 787 multi-functional displays Advanced avionics for worldwide operations Air refueling data displays

High resolution cameras provide 3D visual acuity

185 degree field-of-view Dual Redundant Instructor Station

Fully Digital Glass Cockpit

Air Refueling Operator Station

Flight Deck State of the Art Technology


Digital Glass Cockpit

Worldwide operations in all civil/military airspace

Large 787 15” diagonal pilot displays Flight and weather data

on both displays VHF, HF, SATCOM

radios capable of voice or data, ACARS and ATC comm TSAS w/Link 16, threat

and warning systems Air refueling operations

viewable from pilot display


Air Refueling Operator Station

Dual interconnected control sticks Instructor station with

override capability 24” displays with 3D

refueling picture Touchscreen capability Panoramic 185 degree

field-of-view Recordable AR data and

camera system Offload, rate and boom

limits automatically set Offload and receiver data

automatically captured


Multi-Point System for Simultaneous

Air Refueling

Advanced Fly-By-Wire Refueling Boom

Tanker-to-Tanker Air Refueling for Extended Range and Flexibility

Centerline Hose and Drogue Refueling System

Air Refueling Capabilities


Multi-Role Capabilities

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KC-46AKC-135

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165’

6”

157’8”

Tail HeightKC-135 – 41’9”KC-46 - 52’10”

136’

3”

KC-10 80

KC-46A 18

KC-10 27

KC-10 Up to 12 Litters

165’

6”

182.

0”

157’8”’165’0”’

KC-46AKC-10

136’10”’157’8”

Tail HeightKC-10 – 58’1”KC-46 - 52’10”


18 Pallet Configuration

10 Pallet / Centerline Configuration

Certified 58 Passenger Configuration

Cargo• Seamless integration with Defense

Transportation System• 18 463L pallets; 10 pallets in centerline

configuration• Integrated roller system• Compatible with all USAF loaders

Passenger Configuration• FAA certified for 58 passengers; 114 for

contingency operations• Palletized seating

Aeromedical Evacuation Configuration• 58 patients - 24 Litter / 30 Ambulatory• 6-patient integrated capability• Onboard emergency oxygen and electrical

power

58 AE Patient Configuration

Multi-Role Configurations


Tanker Capabilities

AR Max FuelTravel 1000 NM, 4hr loiter, max offload

Max un-refueled range

KC-46 212,000 lbs 105,000 lbs 16.5 hrs/7,400 NMKC-135 200,000 lbs 105,000 lbs 18.7 hrs/8,300 NMKC-10 340,000 lbs 200,000 lbs 18.3 hrs/8,600 NM

Cargo Max PalletsMax Cargo Load Range w/ max

payloadKC-46 18**/10* 65,000 lbs 10 hrs/4,600 NMKC-135 6* 36,000 lbs 13.5 hrs/6,000 NMKC-10 27**/17 170,000 lbs 7 hrs/3,100 NM

• * Centerline Load Pallets• ** No Pax


Threat detection and IR defeating systems (LAIRCM, RF Detection)Cockpit armor Fuel tank protection

• Inert Gas System + Self-Sealing Tanks

Electromagnetic pulse protectionChemical, biological operationsSituational awareness

• Improved from KC-135 baseline

• Increased display information e.g. Threat data & secure data link

Combat Survivability


BusinessSustainmentTest & EvaluationTrainingProgram Risks

KC-46 ProgramCharacteristics / Initiatives


Business Characteristics EMD (Fixed Price Incentive Firm)

• Target Cost (TC) proposed by offeror• Target Profit = 12% of TC• Ceiling Price = 125% of TC• Share Ratio = 60/40 (Gov’t/offeror)

Created appropriate incentive for offeror to control costProduction

• Lot 1 (LRIP #1): FFP Target Qty: 7 Variable Qty Range: 4-7• Lot 2 (LRIP #2): FFP Target Qty: 12 Variable Qty Range: 8-15• Lots 3-5: NTE + EPA Target Qty: 15 Variable Qty Range: 9-18• Lots 6-13 : NTE + EPA Target Qty: 15 Variable Qty Range: 12-15

Interim Contractor Support• Year 1: FFP # of Bases: 0 Target # of A/C: 0• Year 2: FFP # of Bases: 2 Target # of A/C: 7• Year 3: FFP # of Bases: 3 Target # of A/C: 19• Year 4: FFP # of Bases: 3 Target # of A/C: 38• Year 5: FFP # of Bases: 3 Target # of A/C: 53• Year 6 and Beyond: Organic

Provides AF wide flexibility depending on fiscal environment and operational requirements, with competitive pricing established

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• Strategy – Leveraging best of commercial and military support practices

Maintenance – 2 level (Flight line & depot), organic FAA type certification maintained per clauses H010 & H011 ICS available until transition to organic options

Supply – Contractor Supported Weapon System during EMD Contractor performs all levels of supply for EMD aircraft Contractor is ICP and Source of Supply for peculiar spare parts

until transition to organic Data Management – Competitively-priced data rights to achieve

complete organic depot-level maintenance

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Sustainment Strategy


During EMD• Contractor performs all levels of maintenance & material support

During first five years of production (Interim Contractor Support)• Five yearly options for contractor to perform depot maintenance• Blue suit flightline maintenance

Transition to organic depot maintenance:• Complete Sustainment BCA• Conduct phased depot planning• C-Check Standup (two years after 1st LRIP a/c delivery)• Establish Part 145 FAA certification equivalency• Phased depot activations by subsystem

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Maintenance CharacteristicsTransition to Organic Depot


ETOPS

Extended Operations (ETOPS)

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121• Two-Engine – Beyond 60 mins from airport at one-engine

inoperative cruise speed • KC-46 will be 180 mins ETOPS capable

Preclude and Protect• Maintenance Requirements (Preclude)• Operations Requirements (Protect)


ETOPS Maintenance Requirements

Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program • ETOPS Maintenance Document

Verification and Reliability Programs Centralized Maintenance Control Procedures Parts Control Engine Monitoring APU In-Flight Start Program

• Task Identification Pre-Departure Service Check Dual Maintenance Training Requirements

Configuration Maintenance and Procedures


Supply – the contractor• During EMD and first five years of production (Interim Contractor Support)

Performs all levels of supply Is Inventory Control Point (ICP) and Source of Supply

• Transition to organic supply chain: Conduct provisioning conference Establish Enhanced Resident ILS activity at contractor facility Perform initial cataloging and provisioning Establish Government ICP via logistics reassignments Use of Commercial Parts Pool may result in large savings to USAF

Global Support Network • Worldwide maintenance and repair available • 24/7 fleet support• Global supply chain network exist• Worldwide accessible publications

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Supply CharacteristicsTransition to Organic Supply


Training System Characteristics KC-46 Training Systems consists of:

• Aircrew Training System (ATS)• Maintenance Training System (MTS)

ATS and MTS to be separate, full and open competitions for the development and production of devices, and logistics support services

Devices comprising ATS and MTS:MTS

Avionics Trainer Qty 3Flight Controls Trainer (NDI) Qty 3Boom Trainer Qty 3Engine Trainer (NDI) Qty 3Part-Task Trainer (Diagnostic) Qty 3Part-Task Trainer (Boom) Qty 3

ATSWeapon System Trainer (WST) Qty 17Boom Operator Trainer (BOT) Qty 15Fuselage Trainer (FUT) Qty 11Part Task Trainers Qty 4

Pilot (3)Boom Operator (1)

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Maintenance Training Locations

McConnell AFB

Tech School

Field Training Detachment

KC-46 Tech School (Sheppard AFB)AFSC initial skills trainingUSAF awards 3-level in AFSC for KC-46 Crew Chiefs at McConnell and MOB 4USAF KC-46 Crew Chief Initial Skills training begins ~ May 18Heavy Fundamentals (24 days)

Field Training Detachments (x2)Initial Capability 90 days prior to first aircraft arrivalConduct KC-46 Transition, Continuation, and Mission Ready Airman (~ 40 days)

Sheppard AFB


KC-46 Aircrew Training Systems

Maximize Linked (Local) and DMO (Long Haul) Training Seymour Johnson AFB Planned Aircrew Training Devices:

• Weapon System Trainer (Pilot), Boom Operator Trainer, Fuselage Trainer, Part-Task Trainer (Pilot)


KC-46 Fuselage Trainer (FuT)

Cargo Training Accomplished in FuT at All MOBs


Conclusion

Tankers Put the “Global” in Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power

As MAF Aircraft Inventory Decreases Over Next 5 Years Overall Tanker Inventory Increases


BACKUP


Tanker History

First Air Refueling – June 27, 1923• Douglas C-1 - 1928-1932 (2)• Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 1944- 1960 (282)• Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter 1950-1978 (816)• Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 1957- Present (732)• McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 1981- Present (60)

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