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Key KC-46A Tanker System Made Big Progress In Past Few Weeks, Roper Says

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Key KC-46A Tanker System Made Big Progress In Past Few Weeks, Roper Says
KC-46 refueling F-15E. Photo: Boeing

A critical component of the Air Force’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker that has been caught up in a difficult development has made more progress in the past month than in the entire previous year, a sign the program is trending in the right direction, Air Force Acquisition Chief Will Roper told a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel on Thursday. Eighteen months ago, the program didn’t know how to design the Remote Vision System (RVS) and whether it would work…

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