The head of Royal Canadian Air Force said a replacement for the CC-150 aerial refueling tanker will only be considered after the fighter to replace the Hornet has been selected.
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“So whether it is a probe-and-drogue, as we use right now, or a boom that flies into a refuelling receptacle, we will replace the tanker aircraft with whatever our front-line fighter is at the time,” Lt. Gen. Michael Hood told lawmakers.