Originally Posted by
Jackonicko
Worth remembering that even if everything on the KC-46 had worked exactly as advertised, even if it had not been delivered groaning with FOD, with cargo locks that self-opened, and pissing fuel, it would still have been an inferior tanker to the A330MRTT, needing more balanced field length to lift an inferior load of fuel.
Yes, In my opinion, it was purely politics, that Boeing was chosen.. The A330MRTT is the better platform. The C-27J that they canceled, was also a good one.