Boeing expects to sell up to 42 KC-46 tankers in addition to its current backlog, said Mike Hafer, the company's senior manager for KC-46 business development.
“I love competition. I'm all for it. It's the best tool have to reduce costs. But we actually have to have a demand for the other aircraft that's being offered,” the Air Force Secretary said.
Whether the RVS 2.0 would include changes to the panoramic camera system was a major point of contention between the Air Force and the defense contractor.
Open source info showed the KC-46 refueling aircraft over the skies of Poland and Germany this week, and Air Force officials confirmed its support of "real-world, theater operational missions."