The Italian government is exercising its “Golden Power” to thwart the deal, citing the unit’s continued support for the multi-nation Eurofighter program.
H55 has secured almost $50 million from investors including RTX Ventures for infrastructure at plants in Switzerland and Montreal and a subsidiary in Toulouse.
The existing remote vision system on the Boeing KC-46 has been plagued with quality issues, which make up two of six Category 1 deficiencies on the airplane.