1. 2016 Tanker WWR KC-46 Program Col John Newberry
KC-46 System Program Manager
22 April 2016

2. KC-46 Program of Record KC-46 begins replacement of aging tanker fleet
Acquires 179 aircraft; delivery of first 18 tankers by 2017
Production ramps up to 15 tankers per year through 2027
Missions
Air refueling
Cargo/passenger transport
Aeromedical evacuation
Implements Better Buying Power concepts
Fixed-Price-Incentive-Firm contract awarded 24 Feb 11
Success depends on stable funding and requirements
KC-46 program team
KC-46 built in the Boeing Everett, WA factory
Boeing Program Office located at Everett, WA
Air Force System Program Office located at WPAFB, OH

3. Short-Term Milestones
Top Level Schedule
CY2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Milestone B Approval + Contract Award (2/24/11)
Short-Term Milestones
EMD-2 – Power-On—Feb 15
EMD-2 T-30 FFRR—Jul 15
EMD-2 – KC-46 Tanker First Flight—Sep 15
Military Flight Releases (MFRs)—Jan 16
MS C—2QCY16
LRIP 1 award—Jun 16
LRIP 2 award—Jun 16
LRIP 3 award—Jan 17 *
Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD)
Systems Requirements Review (6/6/11)
Integrated Baseline Review (8/24/11)
Systems Functional Review (11/8/11)
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) (4/25/12)
Critical Design Review (CDR) (8/21/13)
OA (Nov 14 – Apr 16)
UPDATED AS OF: 4 Mar 16 at 0945 (Maj Logan-from PEO Immersion Brief)
KC-46 (1st Flt)
767-2C (1st Flt)
DT&E
Milestone C (MS C)
IOT&E
Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)
Required Assets Available (18 AC)
Full Rate Production thru 2027

4. Warfighter Key Performance
Parameters (KPP)
KPP #4: Cargo & PAX
KPP #3: Worldwide Airspace Access (CNS/ATM)
KPP #2: Range/Offload
KPP #1: Same Sortie Boom & Drogue
Worldwide Operations
Aeromedical Evacuation
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council approved the following 9 Key Performance Parameters (KPPs).
The CDD that contained the 9 KPPs & 5 KSAs translated in 387 warfighter requirements to be delivered in every aircraft.
Boeing will deliver an aircraft that could be deployed for combat the day of delivery
Successful CDR reconfirmed--Boeing currently meets or will meet all contractual requirements
Based on the on-going Development progress: ON-TRACK to meet all KPPs/KSAs
Anecdote : July-Aug 2-14 early integration testing in wet fuels lab has burned down risk for 1200 GPM off-load
KPP/KSA definitions from Capabilities Development Document (Threshold Description)
KPP #1: Tanker Air Refueling Capability: The aircraft shall be capable of accomplishing air refueling of all current and programmed fixed-wing (THRESHOLD, KPP) receiver aircraft in accordance with technical guidance and standard agreements (STANAGs) using current procedures and refueling airspeeds with no modification to existing receiver air refueling equipment and no restrictions to the refueling envelope (THRESHOLD, KPP). The aircraft shall be able to effectively conduct (non-simultaneously) both boom and drogue air refuelings on the same mission (THRESHOLD, KPP).
KPP#2: Fuel Offload versus radius: The aircraft shall be capable, as a minimum, of an offload versus radius as depicted in Figure 6.1 (current KC-135 capability is Threshold)
KPP #3: Civil/Military CNS/ATM: Aircraft shall be capable of worldwide flight operations at all times in all civil and military airspace at time of aircraft delivery, including known future CNS/ATM requirements, with redundant systems (THRESHOLD, KPP). Capability to inhibit CNS/ATM emissions and prohibit transmission of CNS/ATM-related data accumulated during the inhibited portion of the mission (THRESHOLD, KPP). Civil ATC data link media for LOS and BLOS communications (THRESHOLD, KPP).
KPP #4: Airlift Capability: The aircraft shall be capable of efficiently transporting equipment and personnel and fit seamlessly into the Defense Transportation System (THRESHOLD, KPP). The aircraft’s entire main cargo deck must be convertible to an all cargo configuration that accommodates 463L pallets (THRESHOLD, KPP), an all passenger configuration (plus baggage) (or equivalent AE capability to include ambulatory and /or patient support pallets) (THRESHOLD, KPP), and must optimize a full range of palletized cargo, passengers, and AE configurations that fully and efficiently utilize all available main deck space (THRESHOLD, KPP).
KPP#5: Receiver air Refueling Capability: The aircraft must be capable of receiver air refueling (IAW current technical directives) (THRESHOLD, KPP) from any compatible tanker aircraft using current air refueling procedures (THRESHOLD, KPP).
KPP#6: Force Protection: Aircraft shall be able to operate in chemical and biological environments (THRESHOLD, KPP).
KPP#7: Net-ready KPP: The NR-KPP is detailed in Appendix A—Definition: Net-Ready: The system must support Net-Centric military operations. The system must be able to enter and be managed in the network, and exchange data in a secure manner to enhance mission effectiveness. The system must continuously provide survivable, interoperable, secure, and operationally effective information exchanges to enable a Net-Centric military capability Threshold Def: The system must fully support execution of joint critical operational activities identified in the applicable joint and system integrated architectures and the system must satisfy the technical requirements for transition to Net-Centric military operations to include: 1) DISR-mandated GIG IT standards and profiles identified in the TV-1, DISR mandated GIG KIPs identified in the KIP declaration table,
KPP#8: Survivability: Aircraft Self-Protection Measures (SPM). Tanker aircraft shall be able to operate in hostile environments (THRESHOLD, KPP) as discussed in Section 4 and AFTTP B
KPP #9: Simultaneous multipoint refueling: The aircraft shall be provisioned (including structural modifications, plumbing, electrical, etc.) for simultaneous multi-point drogue refueling (THRESHOLD, KPP)
KSA#1: Formation capability: The aircraft shall be capable of day and night formation flight in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) or Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) in all phases of flight (THRESHOLD, KSA).
KSA#2: Aeronautical evacuation: Capability to provide air transport and care in the air, using existing Patient Support Pallets (PSP), for 50 patients total, either 16 litter/34 ambulatory patients for up to 14 hours (THRESHOLD, KSA).
KSA#3: Reliability and Maintainability: R&M shall be sufficient to generate, deploy, operate, sustain and recover the tanker in the conduct of operations to levels and degrees of readiness and performance as prescribed herein (THRESHOLD, KSA).
KSA#4: Operational Availability: Operational availability shall be not less than 80%
KSA#5: Treaty Compliance Support: The aircraft shall have a dedicated serial cable (RS-422 or better) or a dedicated Ethernet cable (Cat5E or equivalent) running from each multi-point hard point to the main cargo compartment (THRESHOLD, KSA). The aircraft shall have 28V DC to each multi-point hard point (THRESHOLD, KSA).
KPP #9: Multi-Point AR
KPP #5: Receiver AR
KPP #8: Survivability-- Defensive Systems & Night Ops
KPP #7: Net-Ready
KPP #6: Chem/Bio 4

5. 1,200 gpm Refueling Receptacle
Key Features
Multi-role Capabilities
Air Refueling, cargo, passengers, patients
Roll-On Beyond-Line-of-Sight (ROBE) capability
Aircraft Equipment Storage
Self Protection
Electromagnetic Pulse hardening
Chemical / Biological operations
LAIRCM & Radar Warning Receiver
Cockpit armor
Up to 54 Aeromedical Evacuation Patients
Up to 58 Passengers ( 114 for Contingency Operations)
400 gpm Centerline Drogue System
Up to L Pallets
1,200 gpm Refueling Receptacle
Crew Bunks
Galley
Digital Glass Cockpit
1,200 gpm Modernized fly-by-wire KC-10 Boom
Usual key points:
400 gpm Centerline Drogue System
1,200 gpm Modernized fly-by-wire KC-10 Boom
400 gpm Wing Air Refueling Pods; Aerial Refueling Operator Station
July-Aug 14 early integration testing in wet fuels lab has burned down risk for 1200 GPM off-load
For Aerial Refueling Missions only: the basic crew is 3—pilot, co-pilot and boomer/loadmaster
For mix missions and/or cargo/pax or med evac—the basic crew will be dependent on quantity and/or what is being transported
Fuel tanks—3 in back and 1 in front
Aft Door
High Resolution Stereoscopic Camera System
Overwing Hatch
Aerial Refueling Operator Station
Additional Crew Seats (8)
Provides Simultaneous Refueling Capability
Main Cargo Door
Pratt & Whitney Engines 62K Thrust kVA Generators
400 gpm Wing Air Refueling Pods
Forward Entry Door

6. Worldwide operations in all civil/military airspace
Digital Glass Cockpit
Large ” diagonal pilot displays
Flight and weather data
VHF, HF, SATCOM radios capable of voice or data, Aircraft Communication Addressing & Reporting System (ACARS), and ATC comm
Tactical Situation Awareness System (TSAS) w/Link 16, threat, and warning systems
Air refueling operations viewable from pilot display
ACARS—Aircraft Communication Addressing & Reporting System
Digital Glass Cockpit
Large ” 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
Worldwide operations in all civil/military airspace

7. 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
Special glasses required to see in 3D
Preferred term is “Boom Operators” not “Aerial Refuelers”

8. Multi-Role Capabilities
Contingency
56 Contingency 44
9 Litter / 22 Ambulatory
182.0”
KC-10
165’6”
KC-46A
KC-46A
165’6”
136’3”
KC-135
7000 ft runway (minimum)
Tail Height
KC-135 – 41’9”
KC ’10”
Tail Height
KC-10 – 58’1”
KC ’10”
156’1”
156’1”’
136’10”’
165’0”’

9. Development Status Design is mature and requirements are stable
System Integration Labs (SILs) burning off design and performance risk
Accomplished 45 of 48 lab verification tests — ECD Jun 16
Completed Phase 1 of Cooperative Vulnerability Assessment; cyber risk mitigator
Certification and performance verification test plans built and being executed
100% traceability from FAA and spec requirements to test plans
Flight tests for FAA type and military type certifications underway
Incremental System Verification Review (SVR) and audit underway
Tanker-receiver pair (19) full envelope certification flight test planned
CVA partners:
F-16 Viewed from AROS
F-18 Contact View from Cockpit
Fuel Dock Testing of WARP
On track to meet program KPPs and KSAs 9

10. 767-2C Provisioned Freighter (Everett Modification Center)
Production Strategy
767-2C Provisioned Freighter
(BCA Facility, Bldg 40-32)
Baseline Non-Military Aircraft
Enhanced Flight Deck
Freighter (Cargo Door & Floor)
Body Tanks
Tanker System Provisions
Amended Type Certificate (ATC)
KC-46A Tanker
(Everett Modification Center)
Refueling Systems
Military Avionics
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
Military Certification
767 Family of Aircraft
(BCA Facility, Bldg 40-32)
Commercial Passenger Airplane
Type Certificate (TC)
The KC-46 is a derivative of the Boeing Extended range commercial aircraft.
The commercial baseline for the KC-46 Tanker is designated the 767-2C which the FAA will issue an amended type clearance (ATC).
The FAA will issue supplemental type certification (STC). There is be a Military Certification issued for those items not covered by the STC (i.e., tanker operations).
767-2C (Boeing Commercial Aircraft)
Procure an existing commercial FAA-certified transport aircraft modified to meet USAF requirements
Utilize 767 family of aircraft and other Boeing commercial systems
KC-46A Tanker (Boeing Defense Systems)
Integrate military equipment on to the 767-2C to define the baseline military aircraft designated as the KC-46A Tanker

11. KC-46 “Test Once” Strategy Leverage One Test Event Timeline For Multiple Certs
4 LRIP KC-46
2 EMD KC-46
Key Milestones:
767-2C and KC-46 First Flights
Milestone C
Specification Verification Review
Operational Test Readiness Review
Overall scope of DT&E includes comprehensive test objectives from Boeing, and the FAA, as well as, the DT, OT, and LFT&E communities. To the maximum extent possible, test objectives from all agencies will be factored into the design of all DT&E events during EMD. This approach accents data compatibility, information sharing, and test schedule efficiency. It is also intended to reduce redundancy and program cost.
70% of our ground and flight test program leverages FAA certification activities (ATC & STC hours)
2374 total flight test hours = 820 ATC STC MTC
* Doesn’t count 1,150 Phase III flight hours at Edwards AFB or 2,000 OT flight & ground hours *
3215 total flight test hours = 1,244 ATC STC + 1, 012 MTC
Test aircraft status as of 7 Mar 16: 453 total flight test hours and 1,785 ground hours
EMD-1 = 93 sorties, 264 total flight hours; aircraft is in a layup period to bring the fuel system up to a type-design configuration with the next flight is scheduled for early Mar 16
EMD-2 = 43 sorties, 189 total flight hours, after fuel dock is complete focus will be on completing free air stability testing required for contact demos
EMD-4 = 1 sortie, 55 min
Total Test Program Hours = 8,739 ( )
Our 270 lab, ground, and flight test plans are “bucketed” into categories as depicted in the middle-right graphic
Flight test phases:
Phase I = MS C demos
Phase II AR cert of F-16, C-17, F-18, KC-46x2, A-10, F-15, B-52 (287 hours)
Phase III AR cert for OT of B-2A, B-1B, AV-8B, C-5M, KC-10A, E-3D, Typhoon, Tornado, F-22A, EC-130H, and KC-135R and ARASQ for KC-46 – KC-46, C-17A, F-22A, EC-130H, KC-10 – KC-46, F-16D, B-2A, C-5M and KC-46 – KC-10 plus as much add’l AR cert as possible with 17 aircraft (1,150 hours)
4 LRIP aircraft (1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4) will be used at McConnell AFB for IOT&E
2 EMD aircraft will be used at Edwards AFB for the AR cert and simulator data collection (ARASQ) effort
Bumper sticker mantra is how we focus to pull together 34 agencies and over 300 players into a team
Aggressive Test Schedule Requires Leadership, Teamwork, Communication, And Optimized Processes/Procedures 11

12. EMD-2 Aerial Refueling Demo with F/A-18
Test Status
EMD-1: 109 flights, 302 flight test hours
Executing FAA flights for Amended Type Cert (ATC)
EMD-2: 55 flights, 236 flight test hours
MS C Aerial Refueling demonstration status
Completed F-16C, F/A-18, AV-8B, and KC-46A as a receiver
C-17A and A-10C up next following boom axial loads fix
EMD-3: Installing test data collection system racks
EMD-4: 6 flights, 18 flight test hours
Executing free air stability and non-AR mission systems flights
Completed final Live Fire Test & Evaluation ballistic test series in Dec 15
Conducted 1,094 total shots (Nov 11 – Dec 15)
Survivability analysis, plus five vulnerability studies, are on-going through this year
EMD-2 Aerial Refueling Demo with F-16C
As of 23 March:
EMD Same as above (98 flights, 284 hours)
EMD flights, 216 hours
EMD Same as above (4 flights, 8 hours)
EMD-2 Aerial Refueling Demo with F/A-18
Data as of 12 Apr 16

13. Milestone C (MS C) Flight Plan (Based on “KCR-0700” schedule)
2015
2016 J A S O N D F M
2015
MS C Documentation Prep
MS C OSD Review
MS C
LRIP 1
Award
(7 A/C)
LRIP 2
Award
(12 A/C) 
Mission Systems Verification / Demo  
IAW / Flutter
Airlift Ground Demo 
Now
FD 1 
Fuel Dock
KC-46 First Flight    
Joint AF/USN/Boeing team remain committed to completing required lab, ground, and flight tests prior to MS C; dry-run activities will provide smoother ops tempo
Test procedures and Government resources on-track to support AR demo schedule
Monitoring flight test efficiency
These actions will complete all MS C Aerial Refueling Operations Demos. Rendezvous, contact, and fuel transfer using the boom, CDS and WARP to representative receivers … and as a receiver behind a certified tanker.
11 Jan: Complete Free Air Stability Testing
13 Jan: Conduct T-minus-5 First Contact Readiness Review
18 Jan: Complete Installation and check-out of classified components
19 Jan: Complete F-16 MS C required tests
20 Jan: Complete C-17 MS C required tests
4 Feb: Complete F-18 MS C required tests
5 Feb: Complete A-10 MS C required tests
10 Feb: Complete AV-8B MS C required tests
12 Feb: Complete KC-46A MS C Receiver onload testing (with a KC-10 tanker)
22 Feb: Receive Boeing's Initial Test Report --- delivered 60 days in advance of DAB to support ADM Technical Performance Measure (TPM) compliance statements
TEMP action officers agreed to a coord cycle to produce a final, fully signed TEMP prior to the DAB
F-16
C-17
F/A-18
A-10
AV-8B
Light
Fast
Boom
Heavy
Drogue
Slow
KC-46A As
Receiver 
IAW/
FAS 
EMD-1
EMD-2
EMD-4
Non-aircraft reliant
 Complete
FD 2 
AR FAS
ARD
Aerial Refueling Demo

14. Sustainment Status
Tenets: 100% AF organic mgt, 2 levels of mx, FAA “Meet the Intent,” use of commercial manuals, OMIT data rights, and ICS for up to 5 yrs
Beddown activities at McConnell, Altus, and Pease on-track
MILCON projects in-work and facility work-arounds identified
Joint Technical Order certification/verification in-work (40% complete)
Supply support strategy focused on deliberate transition from contractor Inventory Control Point (ICP) to Government ICP
SE acceptance on-going at McConnell and Altus (about 2,000 items to date)
First depot C-check postured for activation at OC-ALC (Mar 19)
Beddown activities at McConnell, Altus, and Pease on-track
MILCON projects in-work and facility work-arounds identified
Altus Fuel Cell expansion project behind schedule, Hangar 509 C-17 Fuel Cell is the work-around facility
Support Equipment accepted at McConnell (left) and Altus (center)
Pictured is the KC-46 and KC-135 Tail enclosures—notice the considerable size difference
Joint Technical Order certification/verification in-work (40 % complete) 2,368 tasks (950 complete)
Supply support strategy focused on deliberated transition from Contractor Inventory Control Point (ICP) to Govt. ICP
Cataloging INW
Common Spares Procurement (three RFPs released in support of Lots 1, 2, and 3)
Logistics Reassignment (448 SCMW) will be the Government ICP—KC-46 Supply Support Cell standup on-going
- Overall number of SE delivered (includes EMD (McConnell Only) + CCP-008
(both McConnell and Altus): 6, (broken down below)
EMD: 1510
CCP-008
Altus: 2065
McConnell: 2882
Current DD250 Status as of today (21 Mar): total DD250's (broken down by:)
EMD
McConnell: 819 DD250'd
Altus: 315 DD250'd
McConnell: 284 DD250'd

15. Summary KC-46 is first phase of tanker recapitalization
KC-46 continued strong stakeholder support hinges on delivering to program commitments
KC-46 program driving to complete Milestone C
KC-46 executing a comprehensive flight test program leading up to aircraft certifications and IOT&E