Airbus has begun derisking studies for an A330neo-based version of its MRTT which could begin arriving by the end of the decade.
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/ai ... 32.article
Moderadores: Lepanto, poliorcetes, Edu, Orel
Airbus has begun derisking studies for an A330neo-based version of its MRTT which could begin arriving by the end of the decade.
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/ai ... 32.article
The 2024 defence spending plan bars the US Air Force from issuing a formal strategy to phase out the ageing KC-135 tanker fleet, until the service produces an acquisition strategy for the Next Generation Air-refuelling System (NGAS)
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 64.article
EIJL escribió:Primer vuelo hoy de nuestro primer MRTT, como EC-396, salió a las 12 de Getafe camino de Extremadura, y volvió casi a las 16.00 horas.
Configuración de dos pods Cobham 805E y el HDU, sin pertiga.
Inside Boeing’s plans to fix its troubled KC-46A tanker
Breaking Defense toured Boeing and company officials explained fixes in the works for six critical issues, from new cameras to better seals on fuel lines
In the wake of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus topping $7 billion in losses, company officials have been eager to stem the tide of the tanker’s long-running woes — and resolve several critical issues that pose risks to its operations.
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/01/ins ... 6a-tanker/
Air Mobility Command looks to expand beyond tanking and airlift missions
16 February 2024
The new KC-46's communications capabilities far exceed those of the KC-135s, and Block 1 upgrades are set to connect the tanker to yet more networks. Eventually the tankers may double as battle management nodes. General Mike Minihan, commander of the US Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC), told reporters...
Turning airlifters and tankers into communications nodes is his highest priority, with the goal of adding communications and command-and-control equipment on 25% of the AMC fleet by 2025, an initiative he calls “25 by 25”.
“What we discovered … is that when we have the connectivity, we are a game changer for the entire joint force... It's not just about situational awareness for my crews … it has a high correlation to survivability, but it also has an enormous correlation to the success of the joint force.”
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air- ... t-missions
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