Defense Update
Defense Update
Arie Egozi & Tamir Eshel
Israel has an Urgent Need for Aerial Tankers
4 minutes Posted Dec 21, 2021 at 12:00 am.
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Israel requests Washington for urgent delivery of two KC-46A aerial tankers, to bolster its capability of operations at long ranges. While the IAF already has several aerial tankers based on the Boeing 707, they are too old and inefficient to support a full-scale operational campaign of the size and complexity the IAF requires. This episode discusses the options Israel has to support this capability