Originally Posted by
melmothtw
An endorsed requirement that hasn't existed with the C-17, RC-135, P-8, E-7, Voyager? RAF must be close to having as many types it can't refuel as can.
I completely agree that Voyager *should* also have a boom a la the Aussie version, but it could be argued that the other types have sufficient internal fuel for their role (not Voyager, it doesn’t have an AAR ‘take’ facility as far as I know) but that patently isn’t the case for a FJ which is always fuel-limited.