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."
Since 2002, the United States Air Force has been on a fitful path to recapitalization of its fleet of air refueling aircraft, which now average 55 years old.
“Without taking these steps prior to closing the preliminary design review, the program may accept a remote vision system design that contains immature technologies and greater risk of cost and schedule growth,” the Government Accountability Office states in its report.