KC-46A RVS 2.0 awaits FAA certification, 'likely' delayed until 2026

By Vanessa Montalbano / March 14, 2024 at 5:00 AM
The KC-46A Pegasus' Remote Vision System 2.0 will "likely" arrive in 2026, slipping past its proposed arrival date of October 2025, Air Force acquisition head Andrew Hunter told lawmakers Tuesday. “There is some schedule pressure there,” Hunter said during a House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee hearing. “And depending on completion of the [Federal Aviation Administration] airworthiness certification process, I cannot guarantee you that we would be in position to field in ‘25. It may be ‘26. And...

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