| ID | 138648 |
| Title Proper | Heavy hitter |
| Other Title Information | a capability review of aerial refuelling aircraft in the Indian context |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ahuja, Vivek |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | At the time of this writing, the A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is about to be chosen to provide the Indian Air Force (IAF) with a fleet of modern aerial-refueling tankers. There have been substantial time delays to this programme on the basis of cost. The A-330 MRTT is not cheap. But when it joins the IAF, it will initially supplant, and then later replace, the existing fleet of six IL-78MKI aircraft currently in use. But what does the A-330 MRTT brings to the table compared with its other contemporaries? A good metric for comparison is the general flight performance and refuelling capabilities of the aircraft. And what alternatives are there to the A-330 MRTT in the global market? |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol. 12, No.10; Jun 2015: p.74-77 |
| Journal Source | Force 2015-06 12, 10 |
| Key Words | India ; IAF ; Multi Role Tanker Transport ; Heavy Hitter ; Aerial Refuelling Aircraft ; TOS ; TFL ; TOF ; Tanker Transport |