RAAF has been using them with F-35 for a couple of years now with no issues reported to my knowledge. There were a few teething problems at first (pre-F35) - hardly surprising for the launch customer. They flew operationally over Iraq from October 2014 supporting coalition air forces including the USAF
From your report, it looks like a problem which could be handled by aircrew, & which has at least partly been fixed.Source.
Has Airbus fixed midair refueling problems with the F-15 jet?
Airbus has developed changes to the software that controls the A330 tanker boom specifically for midair refueling of the Boeing F-15 Eagle.www.defensenews.com
Summery: Airbus had to rewrite the Boom control software because it had issues with the asymmetrical receptival on F15.or perhaps better phrasing is F15 had issues with the A330MRTT. The Issue was noted well refueling F15SG models of Singapore. The fighter had a tendency to yaw left when boomed. The fighter also was flying into the boom on disconnecting. Australia noted similar issues in 2015.
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I wonder how much it gains in either improved weight carrying capacity, speed or operating in hot and high altitudesThe Chinook has flown for the first time with the GE T408 engines, the same as those that power the Sikorsky CH-53K. These engines are rated at 7,500 shp, 2,500 shp more than the Honeywell Aerospace T55-GA-714A which current power the Ch-47F at 5,000 shp. The US Army has no intention of ordering Chinooks with the new engine, but there is nothing stopping foreign customers from doing so.
CH-47 Chinook With Far More Powerful T408 Engines Has Flown For The First Time
This upgrade could give the type much greater performance, which could be attractive to future and existing Chinook operators.
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Yep it is, but thems the breaks. Your beloved great leader could always launch them out of the back end of C295 that he boughtThis article provides some additional information on palletized cruise missiles launched from a C-17, basically turning the Globemaster into an arsenal plane. A shame C-17 production has ended.
Air Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane Test
The test was part of a larger set of experiments centered on improving the service's communications and data-sharing networks.
They're cheaper to replace than a C-17 or C-130J.
A C-27J would have been a better choice for FWSAR but at least the C295 got ordered. No pointly end kit for the C295, that would hurt junior’s image of kumbya Canada.Yep it is, but thems the breaks. Your beloved great leader could always launch them out of the back end of C295 that he bought
Airbus tried to persuade the UK & France to take an interest in a similar system quite a while ago, for launching Storm Shadow/Scalp. I seem to remember that they had suggestions for using A340s (the -200, IIRC) as missile launchers, & later, a proposal for pallets for dropping out of the back of the A400M similar to the system shown.This article provides some additional information on palletized cruise missiles launched from a C-17, basically turning the Globemaster into an arsenal plane. A shame C-17 production has ended.
Air Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane Test
The test was part of a larger set of experiments centered on improving the service's communications and data-sharing networks.
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Well, Spain will replace the EF-18 with more EF2000s, from the latest tranche, which is a logic decision.Finland gets the green light to buy F-35, F-18 and billions of dollars in weapons
Finland still hasn't made a final decision on the winner of its HX competition.
Interesting, so US basically open both F-35 and F-18 packages. Finland it self already put the budget on USD 12 bio. Both packages over that, but F-35 is the closest one, although in my opinion Boeing offering attractive competitive ShorNet package on E/F/G variance.
Finland AF is long time Hornet users, and when many in Europe went with F-16, they went with F-18 just like Swiss and Spain. This is will be close competition between both US asset, and perhaps Gripen can also give close competition too.
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USD 10 Bio can be foot if Saudi also got involve with the restarting the program. After all the source of this info coming from Saudi.
The whole point of greenlighting an F-22 sale to Israel is to gain an edge over Arab countries that might gain access to the F-35.