Originally Posted by
melmothtw
Can the A330MRTT 3D camera vision system enable the boom operator to pass gas to receiver equipped stealth aircraft under all lighting conditions
Australia is the only current 'boom-MRTT / F-35' operator, and I have heard no reports from the RAAF that it can't.
You're missing the point. The KC-46 was not designed to meet European or Aussie requirements. It is designed to meet USAF requirements. USAF has multiple stealth aircraft with more currently in design/development. KC-46 has to meet those requirements. They are very difficult to meet and currently not even the KC-46 can meet them. Boeing has proposed and USAF has (preliminarily) accepted a software upgrade that meets the requirements. But Boeing must integrate, test, and install this upgrade at their own expense and must meet an aggressive schedule for doing so.