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KC-46 vision system upgrade slips to 2027, 3 years behind schedule
« on: May 08, 2025, 09:08:02 am »
KC-46 vision system upgrade slips to 2027, 3 years behind schedule
By Stephen Losey
 May 7, 2025, 01:35 PM
 
The KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker’s troubled remote vision system is now unlikely to see a replacement upgrade until summer 2027, the Air Force said, putting the Boeing program more than three years behind schedule.

An Air Force spokesperson confirmed in an email Wednesday that the current projection for fielding the system, known as RVS 2.0, is roughly two years away, but did not say what is causing the latest schedule slip. Boeing referred questions to the Air Force.


“The Air Force and Boeing are exploring opportunities to prevent or mitigate the slip in schedule,” the spokesperson said.

Older refueling tankers like the KC-10 Extender and KC-135 Stratotanker require boom operators to look through a window in the back while steering a boom into the receiving aircraft. KC-135 boom operators must lie on their stomachs while doing so.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/05/07/kc-46-vision-system-upgrade-slips-to-2027-three-years-behind-schedule/
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Re: KC-46 vision system upgrade slips to 2027, 3 years behind schedule
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2025, 09:09:04 am »
3 years behind schedule.  Isn't that the minimum requirement these days? :whistle:
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