Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme

E11326

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft	2
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T112201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme
Context triple: [Voyager KC2, belongsToProgramme, Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme]

A. Hypersonic Technology Vehicle programs
The Hypersonic Technology Vehicle programs are DARPA-led experimental efforts to develop and test unmanned, ultra–high-speed glide vehicles capable of long-range flight within the atmosphere at hypersonic velocities.
B. F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
C. X-Plane experimental aircraft programs
The X-Plane experimental aircraft programs are a series of U.S. research aircraft initiatives that test cutting-edge aerospace technologies and concepts, often serving as precursors to advanced military and civilian aviation systems.
D. Tube Alloys programme
The Tube Alloys programme was the secret British project during the Second World War to research and develop an atomic bomb, preceding and later merging into the American-led Manhattan Project.
E. C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme
Target entity description: 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.

A. Hypersonic Technology Vehicle programs
The Hypersonic Technology Vehicle programs are DARPA-led experimental efforts to develop and test unmanned, ultra–high-speed glide vehicles capable of long-range flight within the atmosphere at hypersonic velocities.
B. F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
C. X-Plane experimental aircraft programs
The X-Plane experimental aircraft programs are a series of U.S. research aircraft initiatives that test cutting-edge aerospace technologies and concepts, often serving as precursors to advanced military and civilian aviation systems.
D. Tube Alloys programme
The Tube Alloys programme was the secret British project during the Second World War to research and develop an atomic bomb, preceding and later merging into the American-led Manhattan Project.
E. C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

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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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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

Voyager → belongsToProgramme → Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ⓘ

Airbus Voyager → programmeName → Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ⓘ