KC-46 Faces A New Problem In Path To Remote Vision System Approval

January 21, 2022
KC-46 refueling aircraft
A new problem with the KC-46 has arisen, causing the Air Force to delay approving the redesign of the aircraft’s remote vision system.
Credit: Master Sgt. Chance Babin/U.S. Air Force
Almost two years after jointly announcing a plan to fix the KC-46A’s troubled Remote Vision System, a new disagreement between the Air Force and Boeing has delayed the effort to fix the tanker’s most pressing problem and is creating another rift between the service and the company. The Air Force has...

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