KC-46 refueling vision system fix delayed to 2027
The new timeline is a setback for the beleaguered tanker, whose deliveries have been halted since February.
Air Force awards Boeing $2.3 billion contract for 15 KC-46As
The new contract is for the ninth lot of an overall order for 128 KC-46As, 68 of which have been delivered to the Air Force, the company said.
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After years of KC-46 vision system troubles, Boeing thinks its finally cracked the code
RVS 2.0 provides a “quantum leap” in camera technology, said Lt. Col. Joshua Renfro of the Air Force’s KC-46 cross functional team. “We're very confident in the product. We like where it's going, and we really like what this is going to deliver to us down the road."
The replacement for the KC-46’s troubled vision system is delayed by more than a year
The KC-46’s new Remote Vision System 2.0 now won’t be available until October 2025.
Air Force backtracks, now says it’s paying for KC-46 panoramic camera fix
The Air Force could not provide a cost estimate detailing what the service will pay in order to replace the KC-46's panoramic sensors.
EXCLUSIVE: Boeing to pay for upgrades to KC-46 tanker’s panoramic system
Whether the RVS 2.0 would include changes to the panoramic camera system was a major point of contention between the Air Force and the defense contractor.
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Government watchdog to Air Force: Don’t ok new KC-46 vision system prematurely
“Without taking these steps prior to closing the preliminary design review, the program may accept a remote vision system design that contains immature technologies and greater risk of cost and schedule growth,” the Government Accountability Office states in its report.
Boeing racks up $402M cost overrun on KC-46 tanker
Total cost overruns for the program sit at about $5.4 billion in pre-tax charges, and all must be paid by Boeing.
KC-46’s new vision system in limbo as panoramic issues come into view
The Air Force worries that if it approves Remote Vision System 2.0 before concerns about the tanker's panoramic display system are resolved, it could be locked into paying for a fix.
KC-46: Baby Steps To Wider Availability For Operators
TRANSCOM can now task KC-46 tankers to use their air refueling boom to fill up C-17 Globemaster III, B-52H Stratofortress and other KC-46 aircraft during day-to-day operations.
Beyond KC-46: Air Force Exploring ‘Advanced’ Tech On Next Tanker
"We still have several more years of procurement of the KC-46. So, the good thing is we have time to have these conversations, and look at the technologies out there," Lt. Gen. David Nahom told appropriators today.
HASC Members Blast KC-46 Ahead Of 2022 NDAA
"There's a lot of retrofit that will have to take place," Gen. Stephen Lyons said about the replacement of the tanker's faulty boom camera.
Air Force Eyes ‘Autonomous Tanker’ For KC-46 Follow-On: Roper
"One of those next strategic questions for the Air Force is going to be: can you defend a tanker against an onslaught of fighters, who know that every tanker you kill is like killing a lot of fighters or bombers or drones that it supports?" says Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.
Leaking KC-46 Fuel Lines Are Latest Serious Boeing Tanker Fault
The Air Force provided few details about the latest problem bedeviling the airborne tanker in its terse statement last night, saying only that it had "upgraded an existing deficiency of its KC-46 Pegasus fuel system to Category I."