Boeing to upgrade KC-46A tanker's communications capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Boeing will upgrade the KC-46A tanker's communications capabilities under a 184 million U.S. dollars contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force, the company announced on Friday.

Upgrades include line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications technologies with antijamming and encryption features, the company said.

According to Boeing, the KC-46A is transforming the ro