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Gripens Train Air-to-Air Refuelling from German Tanker
Five JAS-39 Gripen aircraft and six pilots have successfully completed 80 refueling contacts with German Airbus 310 MRTT tanker in training within ATARES Program. “The training has increased number of Czech pilots who are able to refuel in the air and advanced capabilities of our flight and, at the same time, advanced combat skills of [...]
KC-46 progress on track
The top acquisition priority in the Air Force – acquiring a new aerial refueling capability – is proceeding “on track,” Maj. Gen. John Thompson, the program executive officer for Tankers, said. Two years and several key milestones after the contract was awarded, a great deal of progress has been made. The preliminary design review completed [...]
Air Force Increases Projected KC-46 Flying Hours, Crew Ratio
The Air Force has increased planned life-cycle flying hours and aircrews assigned to the new KC-46A refueling tanker to make optimal use of the commercially-proven aircraft’s fuel efficiency, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities. Compared to the Eisenhower-era KC-135 Stratotanker, the KC-46 is projected to have improved fuel efficiency, a greater fuel capacity, and much more [...]
Air Force Announces KC-46A Candidate Bases
The Air Force announced today Altus Air Force Base, Okla., and McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., as candidate bases for the KC-46A formal training unit (FTU). Altus Air Force Base, Okla.; Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.; Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.; and McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., are candidate bases for the first active-duty [...]
Airbus to provide air refueling tankers to Indian Air Force
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Monday that it has won a tender to supply India with six A330 air refueling tankers, a deal potentially worth more than $1.0 billion (770 million euros). “Airbus Military is pleased to confirm that it has been selected by the Government of India as the preferred bidder to supply its [...]
Increasing Europe’s Strategic Tanker Capability By 2020
During the meeting of the EDA steering board on 19 November, defence ministers from ten European states signed a letter of intent to work together to boost their military air-to-air refueling capacity. Air-to-air refueling (AAR) is a critical enabler for air power projection and it is required to enable anything beyond short range air combat [...]
Boeing Starting Production of KC-46 Tanker Refueling Boom
Boeing this week begins assembling the first refueling boom for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft in the KC-46 Boom Assembly Center that opened Teusday at Boeing Field in Seattle. “We’re pleased that this facility opened on schedule,” said Maureen Dougherty, KC-46 vice president and program manager for Boeing. “The KC-46A will [...]
Airbus Military Reconfirms A400M Production Output for 2013
Airbus Military has today reconfirmed that it will deliver the first four new generation A400M airlifters to customers in 2013 as planned, following the development of solutions to the recent engine issue, which prevented the A400M from participating in the Farnborough Air Show flying display. As communicated, we recently had an engine issue on MSN6, [...]
Pirates hijack tanker with 24 Russian crew off Togo: IMB
Pirates exchanged fire with security forces and hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker with 24 Russian crew off Togo on Tuesday in the latest attack in the region, the International Maritime Bureau said. The Isle of Man-flagged vessel, which was carrying gas oil, was seized 17 miles off the coast of the Togolese capital Lome, where [...]
