The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will receive the two first Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft in 2026 . The other two included in the contract are expected to land in Israel in 2028. Israel plans to get atotal of eight...
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will receive the two first Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft in 2026 .
The other two included in the contract are expected to land in Israel in 2028. Israel plans to get atotal of eight KC-46 A aircraft.
In 2022 , Boeing was awarded a $927 million contract for four multi-mission KC-46A tankers for the Israel Air Force (IAF) through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales process. The KC-46 will replace Israel’s fleet of ''Re’em '' Boeing 707 tankers.
"The acquisition process of these urgently needed aircraft took much more time than normally needed for such a process," a source in the Israeli ministry of defence said. "This is is mainly because of some bureaucratic hurdles."
The KC-46 provides the ability to refuel Israeli and allied military aircraft and relay data. It also enables rapid mobility for personnel, cargo and aeromedical missions. The platform features multiple layers of combat-ready defensive systems and countermeasures, including covert capabilities, to detect, avoid, defeat and survive threats.
After the KC-46 A lands in Israel, it will be equipped with special Israeli developed systems that are aimed at protecting the aircraft and integrating it into the structure of the IAF's comprehensive combat system.
The need for advanced aerial refueling aircraft stems mainly from the fact that the IAF will have to operate against targets in Iran, in the future. In recent Israeli attacks on targets in Iran, the F-15 and F-35 were refueled by the IAF ''Reem '' air tankers, which are Boeing 707 aircraft that were modified in Israel for the mission. It has become very complicated to maintain these old platforms.
Maj. General (Ret.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu, former commander of the IAF, said that the need for new aerial refuelling aircraft is critical. "The new type that will be supplied in the coming years will be capable of performing longer missions, mainly because its own fuel consumption is lower than the currently used aircraft. We have to remember that in order for the IAF to get to some potential enemies, flight paths are not always direct. Flight paths may be longer because we have to pass through multiple airspaces.''
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