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Supply Chain Shortfalls Affected KC-46 RVS 2.0, But Air Force Still Plans to Begin Fielding by Start of Fiscal 2026

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Supply Chain Shortfalls Affected KC-46 RVS 2.0, But Air Force Still Plans to Begin Fielding by Start of Fiscal 2026
U.S. Air Force Captain Cody Donahue, 344th Air Refueling Squadron mission pilot, prepares to takeoff Aug. 29, 2022, during Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Donahue and the rest of the aircrew completed the KC-46A Pegasus’ first combat sortie, refueling two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, the Air Force said. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force would like to field the Remote Vision System 2.0 (RVS 2.0) fix for the Boeing [BA] KC-46A's original RVS sooner than the start of fiscal 2026, but the service told Congress on Apr. 18 that the original RVS still allows the tanker to refuel all service planes except the A-10, which the KC-135 refuels. "It's been a bit troubling to watch the KC-46's problems with the Remote Vision System," Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), the chair of…

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