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Le Phenix: France Modernizes Its Aerial Refueling Fleets

Le Phenix: France Modernizes Its Aerial Refueling Fleets

C-135FR refuels A330 (click to view full) France currently relies on 14 C-135s for its aerial refueling needs, but these militarized relatives of the Boeing 707 are expensive to maintain, lack key technologies required for unrestricted flight, and are approaching 50...

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Finmeccanica’s M-346 AJT: Who’s the Master?

Finmeccanica’s M-346 AJT: Who’s the Master?

Tornado refuels M346 (click to view full) Alenia's Aermacchi's M-346 advanced jet trainer began life in 1993, as a collaboration with Russia. It was also something of a breakthrough for Alenia Aermacchi, confirming that the Finmeccanica subsidiary could design and...

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