USAF Tanker Update - January 28, 2020. ----------
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USAF Tanker Update - January 28, 2020.
Context: The USAF currently provides a portion of the overall US DoD "probe-and-drogue" air-to-air refueling requirement to the USN, USMC and other nations. Anything that can be done to assist with this task - either by making the USN / USMC more self-sufficient with their own contract provider or by having a series of US TRANSCOM contracts - is likely to be done.
$TMPS owns a fleet of ex-Royal Air Force "probe-and-drogue" tankers.
Air Force Magazine Article - TRANSCOM: Refueling Capacity a Major Shortfall, Made Worse by KC-46 Delays.
Extracts / Main Points:
Aerial refueling tanker availability remains a major roadblock to readiness for US Transportation Command, prompting the military to look at retaining even more aging tankers as well as the possibility of relying on private contractors to fill the gaps.
Problems with the KC-46 Pegasus program are causing ripple effects that could ultimately shrink the number of aircraft that are available for operations.
USAF will not be able to deploy the KC-46 for three to four years because of ongoing issues with the aircraft’s remote vision system that boom operators use to refuel aircraft. This is in addition to other delays and setbacks, including now-resolved problems with foreign object debris found inside planes and issues with the aircraft’s cargo locks that restricted its ability to carry personnel and materiel.
TRANSCOM open to the possibility of leasing tankers from private companies.
Private tankers could help “take the pressure off the force” by flying certain missions within continental United States. While those tankers wouldn’t be allowed to fly in combat, they could be available for training sorties and test and evaluation missions. [this is exactly what the existing Omega contract and future USN MAC provides for]
AMC recently held an industry day with more than a dozen companies to explore the possibility of privatization, though no official program or plan has been developed.
Article in full here:
https://www.airforcemag.com/transcom-refuelin...46-delays/
Context: The USAF currently provides a portion of the overall US DoD "probe-and-drogue" air-to-air refueling requirement to the USN, USMC and other nations. Anything that can be done to assist with this task - either by making the USN / USMC more self-sufficient with their own contract provider or by having a series of US TRANSCOM contracts - is likely to be done.
$TMPS owns a fleet of ex-Royal Air Force "probe-and-drogue" tankers.
Air Force Magazine Article - TRANSCOM: Refueling Capacity a Major Shortfall, Made Worse by KC-46 Delays.
Extracts / Main Points:
Aerial refueling tanker availability remains a major roadblock to readiness for US Transportation Command, prompting the military to look at retaining even more aging tankers as well as the possibility of relying on private contractors to fill the gaps.
Problems with the KC-46 Pegasus program are causing ripple effects that could ultimately shrink the number of aircraft that are available for operations.
USAF will not be able to deploy the KC-46 for three to four years because of ongoing issues with the aircraft’s remote vision system that boom operators use to refuel aircraft. This is in addition to other delays and setbacks, including now-resolved problems with foreign object debris found inside planes and issues with the aircraft’s cargo locks that restricted its ability to carry personnel and materiel.
TRANSCOM open to the possibility of leasing tankers from private companies.
Private tankers could help “take the pressure off the force” by flying certain missions within continental United States. While those tankers wouldn’t be allowed to fly in combat, they could be available for training sorties and test and evaluation missions. [this is exactly what the existing Omega contract and future USN MAC provides for]
AMC recently held an industry day with more than a dozen companies to explore the possibility of privatization, though no official program or plan has been developed.
Article in full here:
https://www.airforcemag.com/transcom-refuelin...46-delays/
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