Italy trying to get clearance for KC-767 to refuel the F-16

Col. Giorgio Seravalle, chief of air operations for the Italian air force, says three attempts have been made previously to try and certify the KC-767 aerial tanker to refuel the F-16.

By Gian Marco Anzellotti from Roma [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

It is not known when the clearance will happen. Past attempts to get clearance using Dutch, Norwegian and Polish F-16s have failed as the manufacturers did not exchange data that is necessary for the flight trials.

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