The KC-46's chief problem is a glitch in its Remote Vision System, or RVS, software, which does not allow a clear visual of the boom connecting to another aircraft. The Air Force continues to work with manufacturer Boeing Co. to fix the troubled tanker, which was first delivered in January 2019 despite that problem. The service reached an agreement last April with Boeing on the final RVS redesign, known as RVS 2.0.
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, head of AMC, said that, while the KC-46 still isn't ready for an overseas deployment to a combat region, the tanker will start accepting mission tasks from U.S. Transportation Command, or TRANSCOM, on a case-by-case basis.