Airbus Performs Automated Aerial Refueling

Credit: A310: Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt
ISTANBUL—Airbus has carried out its first aerial refueling contacts using an automated system, a test which could pave the way for automatic refueling of receiver aircraft. The company’s converted A310 tanker testbed performed six dry contacts with a Portuguese Air Force F-16 during a test flight...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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