RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tankers Will Provide Air-To-Air Refueling For Indian Armed Forces Aircraft

The Australian Ministry of Defence stated on November 21 that it has signed an arrangement with India that will “enable the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Indian Armed Forces to conduct air-to-air refuelling.” With this agreement, the Aussie KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) will be able to refuel Indian Armed Forces aircraft. Military aerial refueling is a critical component of projecting airpower and is a capability dominated by the United States (which possesses around 75% of all the world’s tankers).