Originally Posted by
frodo_monkey
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.
Well, yes and no. Other operators of all these types employ aerial refuelling, so while they can operate without it they can operate further/for longer with it. Thats the point of it, obvs.
MRTT does have receiver capability.