RAF Seeks Refueling Boom Capability For Voyager Tankers

voyager mrtt

One of the UK's fleet of MRTTs, known as Voyagers.

Credit: Cpl. Tomas Barnard/UK Royal Air Force
LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is looking to equip its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fleet with aerial refueling booms, allowing the aircraft to support several platforms that currently cannot receive fuel from its tankers. RAF Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Harv...
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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