Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme

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air-to-air refuelling programme military procurement programme

The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme is a UK Ministry of Defence initiative to provide modern air-to-air refuelling and air transport capabilities for the Royal Air Force through a fleet of multi-role tanker aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-to-air refuelling programme ⓘ
military procurement programme ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration cargo transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
tanker ⓘ
aircraftType multi-role tanker transport ⓘ
basedOn Airbus A330 ⓘ
surface form: Airbus A330-200 airliner
capability freight transport ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
refuelling fast jets ⓘ
refuelling transport aircraft ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
contractor AirTanker Services ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
customer Royal Air Force ⓘ
focus modernisation of RAF tanker fleet ⓘ
industryPartner AirTanker Services ⓘ
Airbus ⓘ
militaryDomain air force logistics ⓘ
missionType aeromedical evacuation ⓘ
strategic airlift ⓘ
operator Royal Air Force ⓘ
platformFamily Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix ⓘ
surface form: Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager
primaryAircraftModel Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix ⓘ
surface form: Airbus A330 MRTT
purpose air transport ⓘ
air-to-air refuelling ⓘ
RAFDesignation Voyager ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
replaced RAF Tristar ⓘ
RAF VC10 ⓘ
responsibleOrganisation United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: UK Ministry of Defence
role strategic tanker ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
scope long-range refuelling ⓘ
long-range transport ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
serviceStatus in service ⓘ
serviceWith RAF Voyager KC2 aircraft ⓘ
surface form: Royal Air Force Voyager fleet
user British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom Armed Forces

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Voyager → belongsToProgramme → Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ⓘ
Voyager KC2 → belongsToProgramme → Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ⓘ
RAF Voyager KC2 aircraft → programme → Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ⓘ
subject surface form: RAF Voyager KC2
this entity surface form: Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
Airbus Voyager → programmeName → Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ⓘ
this entity surface form: Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft