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First time RAAF KC-30A refuels the C-17

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A RAAF KC-30A carried out its first aerial refueling of a C-17 while flying over California on Feb. 10.

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) refuels a United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport. *** Local Caption *** On 10 February 2016, a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) conducted its first air-to-air refuelling with a C-17A Globemaster III transport, flying from Edwards Air Force Base in California. The five-hour sortie saw 39 contacts between the KC-30A and C-17A aircraft, with approximately 6,800 kilograms of fuel transferred to the C-17A via the KC-30A’s Advanced Refuelling Boom System (ARBS). The trial is part of a series of flights being made by a KC-30A with a range of USAF aircraft, and is a precursor to refuelling the RAAF's own C-17As in the near future.
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) refuels a United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport. *** Local Caption *** On 10 February 2016, a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) conducted its first air-to-air refuelling with a C-17A Globemaster III transport, flying from Edwards Air Force Base in California. The five-hour sortie saw 39 contacts between the KC-30A and C-17A aircraft, with approximately 6,800 kilograms of fuel transferred to the C-17A via the KC-30A’s Advanced Refuelling Boom System (ARBS). The trial is part of a series of flights being made by a KC-30A with a range of USAF aircraft, and is a precursor to refuelling the RAAF’s own C-17As in the near future.

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Inert Hellfire missile that was accidentally shipped to Cuba has return back to U.S.

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An inert Hellfire missile that was shipped to Cuba by accident has been given back to the United States, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner revealed in a statement.

AGM-114 Hellfire hung on a Predator drone
By TSGT Scott Reed, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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