Boeing KC-46 Performs First Flight Test Using New Vision System Written 17 November 2025
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A KC-46A connects with an F-35 Lightning II. | Credit: USAF photo by Ethan Wagner/Wikipedia; Public Domain
Breaking Defense reports, “Boeing has flown a new vision system on the company’s troubled KC-46 Pegasus air refueler for the first time, the firm’s defense chief revealed today, a key step toward resolving an issue that has plagued the platform for years. Speaking during a roundtable with reporters ahead of the Dubai Airshow, Steve Parker also disputed that cost increases influenced the US Air Force’s decision to ditch Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail.”
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