A 330 MRTT ( KC-45A )

Beochien a écrit:Une consultation "Tankers" pour 4 unités se prépare en Corée du Sud pour 2014 !
Ce sera comme d'hab entre A330 MRTT et KC46 !

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/130812/s-korea-buy-4-aerial-refueling-tankers-fighter-jets

Admin a écrit:OK livraisons 2017_2019 donc oui le kc46 sera opérationnel....
Merci

patrick1956 a écrit:un article de air et cosmos qui indique que Inde a retenu le 330 mrtt
http://www.air-cosmos.com/defexpo-2014-fr/inde-l-a330-mrtt-en-courte-finale.html

The French Air Force has agreed to take two versions of the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft due to be ordered soon, with the first type to be equipped with off-the-shelf avionics and refueling system, Chief of Staff Gen. Denis Mercier said Feb. 20.

Under the defense and security white paper, France has been cleared to order 12 of the tankers built by Airbus Defense and Security to replace an aging 14-strong fleet of C-135 FR jets.

The service had asked for a cargo door, a specific refueling rig and a satcom datalink, but a lack of funds and a need for early delivery led to an order of two versions of the MRTT aircraft.
“We made a choice for budgetary reasons,” Mercier told journalists.

The planes in the first tranche will be equipped with avionics and a central boom and an underwing drogue and hose system already developed, which saves costs and speeds up delivery, he said.

Those planes should be delivered as soon as possible, he said.
Procurement chief Laurent Collet-Billon said Feb. 18 if the aircraft are delivered quickly, the development work should be cut.

Airbus DS has just submitted a new offer, a company spokeswoman said. French media have reported Airbus’ previous offer for the MRTT was more than €1 billion (US $1.4 billion) over an undisclosed budgeted figure.

Mercier said the service will take a second tranche in the next multiyear budget law.
A second MRTT version includes the cargo door and a datalink that allows the plane to receive information from the Rafale fighter, which carries many sensors, and transfer it by satellite, he said.

The first aircraft type will later be retrofitted, he said.

Inflight refueling is “an essential requirement, a permanent need for cover of the national airspace, airborne nuclear deterrent and support for foreign operations,” he said.
The service had asked for a central drogue and hose to be added to the boom system so that its version could be refueled in flight. Those features have been canceled.
Transport is a strategic capability, Mercier said. The MRTT carries much on pallets, “but we would like to see a cargo door,” he said.

Those operational needs are based on lessons learned, and were not on a Christmas wish list, he said.

Under the 2014-19 multiyear budget law, two MRTT units are to be ordered, with the others to follow.

With an expected first order for the MRTT this year, “I will break open the champagne I have kept just for that,” Mercier said.

The UK [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Royal Air Force.html]Royal Air Force[/url] has lifted a temporary restriction on operations involving its [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Airbus A330.html]Airbus A330[/url] Voyager tanker/transports, with the type having resumed flight activities on the afternoon of 21 February.

“The temporary suspension of Voyager flights between 9 February and 21 February followed a decision by the [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Royal Air Force.html]RAF[/url],” says the AirTanker consortium responsible for providing the modified type. “The reinstatement of flights on 21 February was again an operational decision.”
RAF flights with the six Voyagers so far introduced by its 10 and 101 squadrons were halted after several passengers were injured when one of the fleet was involved in an in-flight incident over Turkey. This involved what AirTanker described as “an unscheduled change of flight level” while the aircraft was en route to Afghanistan.

“While an investigation remains ongoing, we are unable to comment as to the cause of the incident,” says AirTanker. “We continue to give this investigation our full support and cooperation.”

Paul a écrit:C'est vrai qu'A330 MRTT sans porte-cargo devient inutilement trop gros...

Jeannot a écrit:

Paul a écrit:C'est vrai qu'A330 MRTT sans porte-cargo devient inutilement trop gros...

Donc a priori les autres forces aériennes n'ont pas ressenti ce besoin. Voici une option ui pourrait les intéresser (même en retrofit).