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Old 15th Mar 2024, 12:54
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On the AAR I am pretty sure I read somewhere they are to be fitted for but not with. Given the restrictions of the Voyager PFI one assumes if they were fitted they would have to refuel from another nation's tanker e.g. a KC-130 or an A400M. How this fits in with OPSEC for a covert SF insertion I do wonder.
The force has been supporting France on operations in Africa. If requested again it raises the possibility of the FAF providing any required AAR. The area is so large that AAR would be far preferable to FARPs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barkhane

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/2...s-in-the-sahel
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