![Refuelling between the KC-30A and F-35A is an important step towards the KC-30A’s achievement of Final Operational Capability (FOC) and represents continued progress in the development of the F-35A RAAF MRTT and F-35A Lightning II](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0-k7KX5Pp-x5rSPqvVQ-8PHoiKjag0Voo0H3kSrbRmSN77xXi3Esg9R33rBnIeHr_zisMrI78NckxtjLrIrE98i4EUFuBJMU0IW8QrxWbcMJ2YGW8NZQUIpjg5gAeOi2CtBE/s640/RAAF+MRTT+and+F-35A+Lightning+II.png)
One of the Air Force’s five KC-30A multi-role tanker transport planes conducted 59 successful hook-ups with the F-35A at Edwards air force Base in California, including five where about 20,000 kgs of fuel was transferred during the four-hour-long mission.
The refuelling operation used the KC-30A’s controversial tail mounted boom system that generated major headaches during the development phase.
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