USAF: KC-46 Remote Vision Overhaul To Take 2 Months Per Aircraft

Brian Everstine August 01, 2023
Boeing KC-46 arrives at Travis Air Force Base, California

A Boeing KC-46 arrives at Travis Air Force Base, California, on July 28.

Credit: U.S. Defense Department
DAYTON, Ohio—The U.S. Air Force says it expects Boeing to be able to retrofit a KC-46 with the new Remote Vision System (RVS) 2.0 in about two months at the company’s Florida facility, once the design is set. Boeing and the Air Force in April 2020 first announced a plan to overhaul the tanker’s...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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