So how overdue is this now ?

Coming up to three years now... :hmm:

Someone said to me the other day, "the only trouble with Airbus Military is the 'Airbus' bit!" :}

KC767 buy would have been delayed too.

Is the RAAF making use of all that Airbus corporate knowledge out there amongst former RAAF pilots? Would not be hard to lure a bunch back in the present environment.

MRTT Job - CAE/RAAF
 

Absolutely keen to use my 5500 330/340 hours, 3000 B777, 1000 hours 707 VIP and tanking hours as B707 QFI to help the project. Getting a bit over the sandpit after 12 years... just contemplating the change to get my head around the move.
WJA

You've done well to last 12 years. What an awful part of the world. Good luck with greener pastures.

woodja51,Matt is that you?

Woodja51
 

RAT - correct PM me if you like to de ident ya self!
M

From Jethro Gibbs' post: See Wiley's post # 5 on Page 1 of this very thread.

For those too lazy to go back to page 1, here it is (in part):

Quote:

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Call me a cynic, but I'll believe this program comes in on time, on budget and delivering the product as promised when I see it.

...and a press release from EADS saying all's going well does not constitute "seeing it".

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A 6th KC-30A?
 

Would anyone in the know care to comment on whether there's any truth in the rumour I've heard that the RAAF are in the market for a 6th MRTT?

MSJ

Would this one have some "political support" in that it would come with a VIP configuration? That would solve the "baggage limitations" and lack of room for the media that the BBJ suffers from.

Mrtt x 6
 

The original complement of 707s at 33 sqn was to have been 6 , with four i think in the tanker role... Until we lost one in ESL and then there were 5 from what I remember. So maybe the concept of 6 is not new, and if there are bbj limits I have no doubt that the mrtt might get configured in a pods off, vip fitout at some point if pollies thinkit a good idea.
Need to get the first five from abusmil before we go asking for more output ...
It has been a long time coming but finally the plan appears to be coming together!

I'd prefer them to just buy two A330s as VIP transport and be done with it. It's not like it's not a justifiable decision. In between times it could do a lot of the work to/from MEAO that the ADF pay charter mobs to do.