Aviones de reabastecimiento en vuelo, cisternas aéreos

[Truquichan]

Es que no es para menos

[champi]

En EEUU acaban de publicar esto sobre el programa KC-Y: https://sam.gov/opp/0c9b409141d545ee88c ... ef818/view


Parece que a pesar de todo sigue vivo...

[Lazarus]

En EEUU acaban de publicar esto sobre el programa KC-Y: https://sam.gov/opp/0c9b409141d545ee88c ... ef818/view


Parece que a pesar de todo sigue vivo...

Esta tarde tendra un juicio justo y sera fusilado al amanecer!

DIGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Que no veo la linea donde pone que el fabricante debe empezar por BOEIN y acabar en G, y tener solo 6 letras...

[Atticus]

Que no veo la linea donde pone que el fabricante debe empezar por BOEIN y acabar en G, y tener solo 6 letras...

Sumale que Boeing va ultimamente de problema en problema. Saliendo de Malaga y entrando en Malagon. Una ayudita....

[champi]

El GAO sobre el KC-46 (pág. 95): https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-22-105230.pdf

[Atticus]

Cuando desperto, el dinosaurio seguia alli. Convertido en combustible que no podia salir del KC46 porque no funcionaban ni el boom ni la vision estereoscopica del operario.

[champi]

La USAF saca una RFI para el programa AAR ("Advanced Aerial Refueling"): https://sam.gov/opp/a2836e64f0a24f46859 ... 2e52c/view

Del pdf asociado: https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opport ... ad?&token=

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AAR FoS is an evolutionary approach to add new capability to the current tanker fleet (KC-46A/KC-135R/T), while developing the overall requirements for a new tanker aircraft. The FoS process provides the Air Force a dual-path approach to most effectively implement solutions that improve tanker fleet operations.
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Current and future tankers will be required to effectively command, control, and communicate globally, navigate accurately in degraded environments, and perform at a high operations tempo in contested environments. These FoS capabilities should provide connectivity: resilient line of sight (LOS) and beyond line of sight (BLOS) airborne connectivity with the future Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) environment; open architecture design, federated systems & data streams; and alternate positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) options. These FoS capabilities should be threat informed to enhance survivability and mission effectiveness: increased situational awareness that enhances situational understanding, on-board electronic warfare (EW)/electronic attack (EA) and provide interoperability with off-board Autonomous Collaborative Platforms. These FoS capabilities should provide tankers agility: facilitating/expediting quick-turn operations, improved fuel efficiency, improved maintenance procedures, improved airfield access, reduced maintenance and logistics support requirements.
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Me suena que ya se había comentado, pero por si acaso, se centran en añadir capacidades de mando, comunicaciones y control al KC-46, mientras se piensan lo que quieren para una nueva plataforma. No parece que tengan demasiado interés en comprar Airbus...

[Vorlon]

El último A310 MRTT Alemán dado de baja y vendido a Canadá para su uso como fuente de piezas de repuesto.
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/l ... irbus-a310

Salud2

[yasiw]

Sobre esos A310 se elucubraba hace no muchos años que podían ser una solución "de pobres" para nosotros.

Enviado desde mi SM-A715F mediante Tapatalk

[champi]

Contrato de mantenimiento para el KC-46A (30/6/2022): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/3081211/

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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $23,229,962 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRPA1-22-F-0LB8) against a 15-year basic ordering agreement (SPRPA1-14-D-002U) in support of the KC-46 program. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is an 18-month contract with no option periods. The performance completion date is March 30, 2024. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2022 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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[champi]

Contrato de mantenimiento para el KC-135 (1/7/2022): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/3082010/

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The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $14,508,653 contract modification (P00024) for Option Year Six to previously awarded contract FA8105-16-D-0002 for KC-135 engineering sustainment services. The contract modification provides for recurring engineering services for sustainment of the KC-135 aircraft for one option year. Work will be performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; San Antonio, Texas; Huntsville, Alabama; and Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2023. Fiscal 2022 Air Force operations and maintenance funds are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is estimated at $129,092,865. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8105-16-D-0002).
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[Orel]

Ya lo habéis puesto en otros temas: Canadá compra dos MRTT y espera hacerlo con otros cuatro a futuro.

Canadá prepara la compra de otros 4 MRTT, para sumar a los 2 ya contratados:
https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... -a330-mrtt

[champi]

El A330 MRTT se convierte en el primer cisterna en recibir el certificado para el repostaje automático: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/pres ... tified-for

La certificación corrió a cargo del INTA y ya están desarrollando más programas:

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The road for the evolution of the A330 MRTT does not stop here. Airbus, through its subsidiary Airbus UpNext, has launched Auto’Mate, a demonstrator that will develop, adapt, mature, integrate and evaluate technologies enabling Autonomous Assets Air-to-Air Refuelling (A4R) and Autonomous Formation Flight (AF2) operations. Auto’Mate will focus on automating the receiver aircraft’s tasks, which requires a set of new technologies that are the pillars of the UpNext Auto’Mate demonstrator.

These technological bricks will be tested in flight during 2023 with a final end-to-end demonstration mid-2024, using in both cases an A310 as the Tanker Refuelling Flight Test Bed and DT-25 Target Drones as receiver aircraft. The set of technologies developed in the Airbus Auto’Mate demonstrator will enable a disruptive step forward in the autonomy level of current Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) operations, to reduce crew fatigue and training costs, improve safety and efficiency, and pioneer Unmanned Air-to-Air Refuelling operations (including Unmanned-to-Unmanned AAR operations), a highly demanded capability for future defence scenarios. Auto´Mate is the first UpNext demonstrator to be launched, developed and concluded in Spain.
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[champi]

Vídeo de un MRTT de Holanda que ha tenido que tomar con una de las cestas desplegada: https://twitter.com/EHEH_Spotter/status ... 5459431426

[Vorlon]

La flota MRTT europea aumenta en un ejemplar, adquirido por Bélgica. 10 en total

https://www.avionrevue.com/aviacion-mil ... a330-mrtt/.

Saludos