AF KC-30A MRTT Returns from Successful Refuelling Trials With F-16 Fighter

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Dec 21, 2015 ASDNews Source : MoD Australia

A RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has returned from the United States following the first round of air-to-air refuelling trials with F-16 multi-role fighters.

From December 3-15, the KC-30A conducted seven flights with F-16s from the United States Air Force (USAF), the refuelling being conducted using the tanker’s 18-metre-long advanced refuelling boom system.

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