Originally Posted by
chevvron
Well I didn't actually mean each other because, as you say, I don't think they have probes unlike their predecessors! But they could have been expecting a large number of 'chicks' so doubled up the towlines.
Fair enough, I thought you were commenting on their proximity to each other!
Interestingly, I don't think any A330/MRTTs actually have probes, but some (with other air forces) have a C-130-type receptacle (UARRSI) on the top of the fuselage, designed to accept a refuelling boom (KC-10, KC-135, etc).
But of course that means they can't be refuelled by a tanker that only has drogues.