Group Captain Williams talks about the KC-30A and the C-17 and their impact on the Australian Defence Force.
The F-16 is the first aircraft to be refueled in theater with the KC-30A boom.
The MRH-90 operating off an Australian LHD has done its first replenishment of a US Navy ship.
“Future Pitch Black exercises will see the KC-30A refuelling more aircraft, including the Super Hornet, Wedgetail, and some of our international partners.”
On July 19, a RAAF KC-30A flew non-stop with six F-16Cs from Kadena Air Base, Japan to RAAF Base Darwin in just over six hours.
A virtual global fleet of Airbus tankers is emerging.
The P-8 is coming to RAF Lossiemouth.
The RAF and the USAF are seeking to shape a strategic advantage from flying the same fighter in the same airspace.