AirTanker.
AirTanker has been selected by the British Government for its
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) is a UK project to provide aerial refueling (AR) and air transport (AT) for the Royal Air Force using a version of the Airbus A330 MRTT. programme. The AirTanker consortium is
based in the United Kingdom and includes Eads (40 per cent) Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce is a British brand, it may refer to: - Rolls-Royce (car), a list of cars manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Motors and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
(25 per cent) Cobham Cobham may refer to: - Cobham, Kent, UK
- Cobham, Surrey, UK
- Cobham, Virginia, USA
- Baron Cobham
- Viscount Cobham
- Sir Alan Cobham the aviation pioneer
- Eric Cobham, an early 18th century pirate
- Cobham's Thesis
- Cobham Intermediate School
(25 per cent) and Thales (10 per cent) and will
supply, once a contract is signed, the required Rolls-Royce Trent Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of between 53,000 and 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). 772B-powered Airbus A330-200 MRTTs (Multi-Role Tanker Transport
Aircraft) to the Royal Air Force. The total value of the Future
Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme is estimated at 13 billion [pounds
sterling] over a period of 27 years.
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