KC-45A

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aerial refueling tanker aircraft proposed military aircraft

The KC-45A was a proposed next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, based on the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport platform.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport	1
KC-330 Cygnus	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerial refueling tanker aircraft ⓘ proposed military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftFamily	Airbus A330 family NERFINISHED ⓘ
aircraftType	multi-role tanker transport ⓘ
airForceDesignation	KC-45A NERFINISHED ⓘ
airframeSupplier	Airbus NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A330-200 NERFINISHED ⓘ
competitionWith	Boeing KC-46 NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing KC-767 NERFINISHED ⓘ
configuration	twin-engine jet ⓘ
contractStatus	KC-X award overturned ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designationBy	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
designFeature	centerline refueling boom ⓘ large underfloor cargo hold ⓘ underwing refueling pods ⓘ wide-body fuselage ⓘ
developedForProgram	KC-X tanker competition NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
intendedMission	air-to-air refueling ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ personnel transport ⓘ
intendedService	long-range tanker operations ⓘ strategic airlift support ⓘ
intendedToReplace	KC-135 Stratotanker NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturerPrime	EADS North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatorIntended	United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
programControversy	KC-X contract award protest ⓘ
programName	KC-X NERFINISHED ⓘ
programResult	lost re-compete to Boeing KC-46A ⓘ
programType	next-generation tanker replacement program ⓘ
proposedServiceEntry	United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
protestFiledBy	Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ
protestUpheldBy	U.S. Government Accountability Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
refuelingMethod	flying boom ⓘ hose-and-drogue ⓘ
role	aerial refueling ⓘ transport ⓘ
selectedBy	United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
selectionDate	February 2008 ⓘ
selectionOutcome	initially selected over Boeing KC-767 proposal ⓘ
status	cancelled ⓘ not built for USAF service ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

No. 86 Wing RAAF → aircraftOperated → KC-45A ⓘ

this entity surface form: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport

KC-X program → initialSelectedAircraft → KC-45A ⓘ

ROKAF → usesAircraft → KC-45A ⓘ

this entity surface form: KC-330 Cygnus