Israeli Air Force evaluating purchase of boom simulator

The Israeli Air Force has kick off a study to explore the merits of purchasing an aerial refueling simulator to train its boom operators.

Currently, boom operators for Israel’s Boeing 707 tankers are trained on board USAF KC-10s and in a simulator for the latter type, Flight Global reports.

This had lead to safety incidents as both U.S. and Israeli flying booms are different.

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