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	Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) will provide aerial refueling (AR) and Air Transport (AT) for the Royal Air Force using a version of the Airbus A330 MRTT.
		The FSTA will be a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) where the RAF will pay for aerial refueling and air transport missions as required.
		With continuing doubts over the FSTA programme Marshall Aerospace, responsible for the conversion of the RAF's original Tristars, have offered to buy and convert some of the large number of surplus commercial Tristars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Future_Strategic_Tanker_Aircraft (693 words)

	Tankers - Military Aircraft
		Tankers are flying more worldwide, low-volume channel and scheduled cargo missions allowing strategic airlifters to be dedicated to the tasks only they can accomplish.
		The idea of refueling aircraft in flight was born nearly 80 years ago, and, within a few decades aviation refueling moved from the age of dare devils and barnstormers to the routine refueling of all types of aircraft, in all conditions, all over the world.
		Fighter aircraft flew into position behind the tanker so that its probe could be inserted in the drogue at the end of the tanker's hose.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/tanker.htm (2103 words)

	Air Force Technology - A330-200 Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) - Multi-Role Tanker Transporter (MRTT), Europe
		The consortium is responsible for certifying and maintaining the aircraft and also for the provision of crew training for the RAF and the provision of sponsored reservist aircrews to supplement RAF crew when required.
		The baseline commercial aircraft uses a configuration of very high capacity fuel tanks in the wings so modifications to the fuel tanks for the tanker transporter role are not required.
		The passenger cabin and the cargo compartment are not altered.
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/a330_200 (1403 words)

	Airbus A310 MRTT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While operated for some time as a pure transport aircraft the Airbus A310 is now being offered as the Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) through the addition of an aerial refueling capability.
		They are now able to offer tankers from the small A310 with refueling pods to the large A330 MRTT equipped with refueling booms.
		As a tanker, it has very similar capacity to KC-135R, but, because of the larger cabin, it is much more flexible, offering good capacity for cargo, troop transport, VIP transport, or other use, lacking only the capacity to land on rough strips to qualify as a strategic transport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A310_MRTT (422 words)

	Tanker Aircraft and European Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tanker aircraft are just airliners that are fitted with vast fuel tanks instead of passenger seats.
		In the jargon of the strategic planner, air-to-air refuelling is a force multiplier.
		With the decision on FSTA not due until 2002, there might just be the time to turn this into the first real EU defence improved capability project - and it would be one that freed up money for other key needs.
	www.tgarden.demon.co.uk /writings/articles/2001/010202.html (590 words)

	Aerospace Engineering Online: Technology Update (March 2002)
		In Europe, several major aerospace and defense companies are involved in the design of a new strategic tanker aircraft for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), based on the widebody Airbus A330.
		In its tanker role, the aircraft would have a total fuel capacity of 139,090 L. Hose and drogue pods installed under each wing would have a flow rate of 1500 L/min, and a hose/drum unit (HDU) in the lower center fuselage would provide up to 2270 L/min.
		The aircraft could also be used in a passenger role with cargo carried in the forward part of the upper deck and passengers aft.
	www.sae.org /aeromag/techupdate/03-2002/page2.htm (704 words)

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		O A330 FSTA será capaz de transportar 65 toneladas de combustível em suas operações de reabastecimento aéreo, a uma distância de 1,6 mil quilômetros de sua base.
		The tankers will each be able to deliver 65 tonnes of fuel in their air-to-air refuelling role, at a distance of 1,000 miles from base, following up to two hours on station.
		The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme is a 27-year MOD PFI contract to provide air refuelling and air transport services to the RAF.
	www.defesanet.com.br /tecno/uktanker (1595 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - KC-767 TANKER TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, USA
		The configuration of a commercial 767 for the tanker transport role involves the installation of additional pumps and auxiliary fuel tanks together with the fuel distribution lines below the floor of the main cabin, leaving the main cabin free for cargo, passenger or both cargo and passenger transportation.
		Future aircraft such as the Joint Strike Fighter will be developed for the optional installation of either refuelling system according to the customer country's operational requirements.
		Tankers are fitted with tactical floodlights on the engine pylons, wing pods and the boom area to assist night-time refuelling operations.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A3567260 (1048 words)

	Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft: 26 Jan 2004: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I was pleased to announce to the House this morning that we have decided that the bid from Air Tanker for Airbus A330 aircraft offers the best prospect of providing a value for money PFI service.
		However, perhaps he did not read too carefully the statement I made this morning about the future strategic tanker aircraft, in which I indicated that it was a PFI project.
		Often, shipbuilding is associated with Scotland and the north-east, and aircraft manufacturing with north Wales and the north-west, but in reality the benefits of such major contracts spread throughout the UK's manufacturing base.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2004-01-26.8.5 (856 words)

	Armed Forces - r7a21 - RAF - Future Projects - FSTA (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) is planned to replace the air-to-air refuelling (AAR) and some elements of air transport (AT) capability currently provided by the RAF’s fleet of VC10 and TriStar aircraft.
		As of April 2006 the project is in its assessment phase and as such, it does not have a formally approved development programme or a firm date for introduction to service.
		It is believed that Air Tanker are proposing the A330-200 aircraft as the FSTA platform.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0055.html (608 words)

	US Debating Aerial Tanker Types, Mix (defense acquisition, defence purchasing, military procurement)
		Acquiring used aircraft as tankers is not as cost-effective as acquiring new aircraft, introduces potential issues of electronic survivability in a nuclear environment, and would only meet between 10-25% of the total requirement based on market availability.
		A fleet in which all the aircraft have cargo- and passenger-carrying capability has a present value of life-cycle cost about 6 percent greater than that of a fleet in which none of the aircraft have cargo- or passenger-carrying capability; as well as additional military utility and flexibility.
		Future circumstances that are likely to offer a better alternative, or lower requirements for an aerial tanker fleet (unlikely), technical and doctrinal developments that allow new design alternatives (for instance, a cost-effective seaplane option that could itself be refueled in the water by Navy ships instead of returning to base), etc.
	www.defenseindustrydaily.com /2006/03/us-debating-aerial-tanker-types-mix/index.php (3020 words)

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		This will see aircraft brought into service from 2008, with the private sector partner providing a comprehensive service for the RAF to ensure the full operational availability of the fleet over a 27 year period.
		Of the competing bids, it was announced in early 2004 that Air Tanker was to be chosen as the MOD's preferred bidder.
		All aircraft will be capable as 2-point tankers, equipped with 2 FRL Mk32B 900E pods.
	www.raf.mod.uk /equipment/factsheets/fsta.txt (396 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Equipment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The MoD is currently holding a competition for the replacement of this capability through the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme.
		This will see aircraft brought into service with the private sector partner providing a comprehensive service for the RAF to ensure the full operational availability of the fleet over a 27 year period.
		One novel aspect of the contract is the facility lease the aircraft for civil operations.
	www.raf.mod.uk /equipment/fsta.html (478 words)

	Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)
		Airbus aircraft can satisfy the need of many of the world’s air forces and will eventually become the market reference in the military transport field, just as Airbus aircraft are already the reference for commercial airlines.
		To date nearly 1,400 aircraft are used for special military missions, such as transport, air-to-air refuelling, AWACS or maritime patrol.
		The announcement in favour of the A330-200 for the RAF through a private finance initiative (PFI) is a strong acknowledgement of the aircraft’s potential to generate third party revenue.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/a330.htm (467 words)

	FARNBOROUGH 2004: UK Tanker and Training Deals Hit Problems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		But the huge future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) program seemed close to collapse last month, when a letter from the UK’s chief of defence procurement (CDP) to the favored provider was leaked to a national newspaper.
		Last year, the rival bid team for FSTA emphasized that unlike AirTanker, its consortium is “structured as an independent company.” But the proposal from the Tanker Transport Service Co. (TTSC) was not selected.
		FSTA could be split into an aircraft lease, plus training, maintenance and base operators, she added.
	www.ainonline.com /publications/farn/farn_04/d2uktankerp38.html (527 words)

	AeroWorldNet(tm) - Boeing-BAE Systems JV Submits Bid for UK Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) [July 03, 2001]
		LONDON, July 3 -- Tanker & Transport Service Company Limited -- representing a consortium consisting of BAE SYSTEMS, The Boeing Company, Serco Group and Spectrum Capital -- today submitted a response to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Invitation to Negotiate for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program.
		Tanker & Transport Service Company Limited will acquire, modify and utilize Boeing 767 aircraft to provide air-refueling services.
		Tanker & Transport Service Company Limited will also utilize the aircraft for commercial purposes when not needed in support of military operations.
	www.aeroworldnet.com /2nr070401.htm (266 words)

	More UK companies join The Tanker Team for RAF's FSTA
		FSTA is the largest UK Government PFI to date, in which the MoD is buying a service and not an aircraft.
		According to The Tanker Team, its bid will remain in the UK and thousands of jobs will be created and sustained in UK companies throughout the life of the contract.
		"Our strategic partners and shareholders provide the right blend of expertise, and the right experience, to make The Tanker Team the service provider of choice to deliver on-time and on-budget the largest and most complex PFI contract yet to be tendered by the UK Government," said Keith Archer-Jones, Managing Director, The Tanker Team.
	defence-data.com /dsei2003/dsei10002.htm (399 words)

	Welcome to Paris Air Show 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The FSTA program allows the UK to retire its aging VC-10 and TriStar tankers, without incurring the capital cost of their replacement.
		The A330 may not yet be a tanker, but the hardpoints and plumbing for wing-mounted refueling pods are already present, thanks to the aircraft’s commonality with the four-engine A340.
		All told, FSTA is a highly innovative scheme, the progress of which is being carefully watched by other governments.
	www.ainonline.com /Publications/paris/paris_03/pd1tankerpg14.html (733 words)

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		The current main strike platform in service with the RAF is the Tornado GR4, with a combat range, depending on profile and weapon load, of 450-750 miles, and a ferry range (one way, without ordnance) of 2500 miles.
		Consequently, whichever of the two consortia (Air Tanker, with its new A330-200s, or Tanker and Transport Service Company, with its second hand Boeing B-767s) takes the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft contract will have to invest both in platforms, spares and crewing.
		The ongoing negotiations around the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft could lead to the largest PFI undertaken by the MOD.
	www.ukdf.org.uk /millibrief/M62.doc (887 words)

	No gas, no glory \| Samizdata.net
		Pan Am thought that the fuselage of the prototype was too narrow, and Boeing consequently widened the aircraft for the passenger variant, and that was given the model number 707.
		There is something to be said for using second hand aircraft to do the job, too, as aircraft are designed for a certain number of flight cycles, and military tankers don't generally have the same punishing multiple flights per day schedule that airline operations do.
		Therefore aircraft that have only a few years life left in them in civil aviation can have a substantially longer life (in terms of years) in the military.
	www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/006491.html (1614 words)

	gizmag Article: AirTanker selected as preferred bidder for British Tanker Aircraft Programme
		The new A330 FSTA tankers will each be able to deliver 65 tonnes of fuel in their air-to-air refuelling role, at a distance of 1,000 miles from base, following up to two hours on station.
		All of the fuel, including that consumed by the A330 FSTA itself, is carried entirely within existing tanks in the wing and tail, leaving the whole cabin free for some 295 seats in a troop-transport role, and its entire cargo hold free to carry military equipment on pallets or in containers.
		The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme is a 27-year Ministry of Defence contract to provide air refuelling and air transport services to the RAF.
	www.gizmag.com /go/3777 (680 words)

	Airline News February 2005 Airguide Online - Find Articles
		The expected statement by defence secretary Geoff Hoon finally confirming that Air Tanker Ltd, a consortium of EADS, Cobham, Rolls- Royce, Thales and the VT Group, has won the contract to supply the future strategic tanker aircraft for the RAF.
		Aircraft manufacturers, that is general aviation producers (all non- military aircraft except airliners) had a very good year in 2004 producing just under 3,000 aircraft with a total value of $11.9bn nearly 20% up on the previous year and the third highest total of all time.
		Training and touring aircraft numbers continued to be well down on the halcyon figures of 30 years ago with Cirrus the largest producer at 553 units and Cessna and New Piper showing modest numbers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0QXQ/is_2005_Feb_28/ai_n13784114 (925 words)

	EADS-Led Team Wins U.K. Tanker Battle
		EADS faces demanding negotiations as it moves to clinch a multibillion-pound deal for tanker aircraft for Britain, with the government's finance department casting a long shadow over the talks.
		France may eventually purchase 14 tankers and a further six tanker-transport aircraft according to French defense procurement agency officials.
		The FSTA's main gate approval, a key point in the Defense Ministry's procurement process, which allows contract signature, was scheduled for April of this year.
	www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/02024wna.xml (841 words)

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		‘The tankers will be owned and maintained by the consortium and will be flown by the RAF during military operations.
		Aircraft surplus to the RAF’s immediate requirements can be chartered out on the civil market as transport aircraft as they will retain their full passenger seating.
		A large number of the civil pilots, doubtless BALPA members, will be reservists so that if there is a surge in activity both the RAF pilots and the civil pilots who are on the reserve list can go into action.
	www.balpa.org /intranet/Media---Pr/Press-rele/03-10-26-Future-Strategic-Tanker.doc (335 words)

	Cobham Wins RAAF Tanker Work (Dec. 21) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The RAAF is to procure five aircraft, each fitted with two wing mounted 905E pods and a control system.
		Flight Refuelling is offering the same 905E wing pods and a fuselage refuelling unit for the USAF KC-330 tanker programme and for the UK’s FSTA (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft) programme.
		The equipment is also being offered for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft for the RAF and its selection demonstrates our continued leadership in probe and drogue technology.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/50777_us.html (342 words)

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