● On 15 October 2010, the Minister for Defence Materiel announced that the AIR 5402 Air to Air Refuelling project was on the Projects of Concern List due to concerns about ongoing schedule slippage.
● Delays with completion of certification and qualification testing and concerns with the performance of the new boom refuelling system have further delayed acceptance of the first-of-type KC-30A and achievement of IOC by around 3‐6 months.