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ORAC
According to LM the fuselage space used by the probe in the B has been left vacant in the A so a probe can be installed if requested by a customer. What price they’d charge for an6 flight testing would doubtless be added to their bill.
I am sure the US would be happy to provide AAR to cover any capability gap until new tankers arrive if asked.
Given the ongoing KC-46 debacle, I'm really not sure how happy the USAF would be with covering Canada's AAR requirements.
Norway had the drag chute installed at its own expense, but doubtless an internal AAR probe would be more complex/expensive and not worth the investment given the new MRTTs aren't that far off.
Omega Air has a boom-equipped KDC-10, so perhaps that might be an option.