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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
It's not as sexy as F35 fast jets but don't forget about the four A330 MRTT's that were (rightly) sole sourced to Airbus. That should be formally awarded in 2023.
Interesting bit is how the Lockheed announcement showed Canada's F35's in a boom configuration for mid air refueling. Could be a stock photo, we'll see...
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I think they arrive this year, so they'll be used to do refueling on the existing F-18's using the Bobbit system.
I can't see Canada changing to the boom configuration.
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