Boeing Must Fix Refueling Tanker Before Air Force Buys More (1)

The Boeing Co. needs to fix a lingering defect with its aerial refueling tankers before the US Air Force buys dozens of pricier versions of an aircraft that’s crucial for long-range military missions, according to budget and service documents.

Before it places an order for 75 more expensive KC-46 Pegasus tankers, the Air Force wants Boeing to fix problems with the planes’s so-called Remote Vision System, which limits its full capabilities because of “poor image quality and lack of depth perception under specific lighting conditions” that can “make the receiver aircraft difficult to see.”

Tankers like the KC-46 allow military ...