Originally Posted by
vascodegama
I suspect that the Voyager config had just a little to do with the PFI-ie the ability to reconfigure at relatively low cost in man hours etc. Still it wouldn’t be the first time the RAF ended up with the most expensive option would it?
the PFI must surely have figured into it; as well as total cost. It is a great shame, as well as extremely short sighted on the RAF’s part to not have a boom tanker - as much for RAF assets but also for the interoperability/value adding to a coalition. It’s not like in current ops the RAF fighters are not routinely refueled by an assortment of Coalition assets such as KC135/10/30’s as well as other drogue only tankers.
Anyhow, back to AWACS - hopefully there is an announcement at RIAT!