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Air Force Continues KC-46 Flights While Finishing Final Deficiency Fixes

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Air Force Continues KC-46 Flights While Finishing Final Deficiency Fixes
An F-16 Viper from the 49th Wing at Holloman AFB, N.M., conducts air refueling with a KC-46 Pegasus from Altus AFB, Okla., over the skies of New Mexico on Dec. 7, 2020--the first time an Air Education and Training Command KC-46 made contact and transferred fuel to an F-16 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Air Force is flying the Boeing [BA] KC-46 tanker and conducting fueling in exercises for some aircraft to build crew capability while awaiting remaining fixes to several key deficiencies, a top official said March 31. In 2020, the Air Force identified six Category I, or critical, deficiencies with the KC-46A. The service said it is working with Boeing to plan fixes, including a new Remote Vision System (RVS) 2.0. The RVS 2.0 aims to allow air refueling operator station…

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