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KC-46A Program Waiting on FAA Certification of RVS 2.0 Cameras by End of 2023 to Close CDR

KC-46A Program Waiting on FAA Certification of RVS 2.0 Cameras by End of 2023 to Close CDR
Members of the 405th Air Refueling Squadron, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JSDAF), tour a KC-46A Pegasus on Aug. 29 at McConnell AFB, Kan. (U.S. Air Force Base)

The KC-46A system program office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio said that it is awaiting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of commercial cameras on the Boeing [BA] tanker's Remote Vision System 2.0 (RVS 2.0) to finish the latter's Critical Design Review (CDR). A December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) released this month by DoD said that "CDR closure is pending resolution of one remaining critical action item: Developing a jointly agreed-to plan for airworthiness certification of the commercial-off-the-shelf cameras." "The team…

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