On July 10, French aviation giant Airbus announced that it had signed a contract with Riyadh to supply the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with four additional A330 Multi-Role Tanker… Continue reading "Royal Saudi Air Force Is Increasing Its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Fleet To Ten Aircraft"
The Indian Navy is looking to lease two vessels to fill gaps in its current fleet. While a vessel will be leased to serve as both Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel… Continue reading "Indian Navy To Lease DSRV Mothership/Submarine Tender And Fleet Tanker"
Chinese state media have finally announced the induction of the YU-20 tanker into combat training, with the first published visuals being one refueling a J-16 fighter. The Y-20 strategic transport… Continue reading "China Unveils New Aerial Tanker, Allowing Operations Deeper Into Pacific"
Australia has, for the first time, conducted an air-to-air refuelling with Japan. During a series of flights in April, an Australian KC-30A performed multiple contacts and refuellings with Japanese F-2A… Continue reading "Japanese F-2s Can Now Refuel from Australian Tankers"
Spain received the first of three A330-200 transports on December 1. The aircraft, formerly operated by flag carrier airline Iberia, is scheduled to be converted into Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) configuration in… Continue reading "Spain Receives First A330 Ahead of MRTT Conversion"
The US Air Force’s Life Cycle Management Center issued a Sources Sought Announcement on Tuesday, seeking to “determine the number of qualified, interested companies” interested in competing to supply a… Continue reading "USAF Seeks Non-Developmental Tankers in “Bridge Tanker” Program"
The US Navy and Boeing announced today that Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray successfully conducted its first aerial refueling on June 4. The successful refueling of a US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet… Continue reading "MQ-25 Stingray Becomes First Ever Unmanned Aircraft To Refuel Manned Aircraft"
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has declared full operational capability for its fleet of six Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports, commemorating the milestone with a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon… Continue reading "Full Operational Capability Declared For Singaporean A330 Tanker/Transports"
A spokeswoman for the United States Marine Corps has confirmed that all Marines involved in a mid-air collision between a KC-130J and F-35B over Southern California last week have safely… Continue reading "US Marine Corps KC-130J / F-35B Mid-Air Collision – Crews Return To Units"
On 11th November, the Singapore Armed Forces’ official Pioneer magazine reported that the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) retired its KC-135R Stratotanker fleet in June this year. The KC-135Rs… Continue reading "Singapore Retires Its KC-135Rs"