The Royal Canadian Air Force is seeking a replacement for its fleet of CC-150 Polaris aircraft. (Photo: RCAF)
A330 MRTT set to go up against KC-46A in Strategic Tanker Transport Capability competition.
Airbus announced on 1 April that it has accepted by the Canadian government as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) procurement programme to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus A310 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) fleet.
Rival manufacturer Boeing is also bidding for STTC with its KC-46A Pegasus.
The RCAF operates four A310 MRTT aircraft as the CC-150 Polaris. Two of these aircraft are used purely in the transport role and two operate as tanker/transport platforms.
Israel Will Buy The KC-46A Tanker (And Maybe More F-35s Too)
Israel needs to upgrade some of its warplanes and is getting funding assistance from America to do so.
Israel’s multi-billion dollar acquisition deal for a fleet of new U.S. aircraft crossed another hurdle in mid-February as a ministerial procurement committee accepted a demand by the Defense Ministry to buy four Boeing KC-46A aircraft and possibly a variety of other aircraft and helicopters. For more than a decade Israel has been looking at new helicopters and has considered whether it needs more F-35 stealth fighters. The country still hasn’t received all of the fifty F-35s it already acquired, but given the long pipeline for procurement, planning ahead is important.