Pre-Conference MRTT Focus Day: 25th September

09:00 US AF 100th Refuelling Wing – America’s European Refuelling Force

• Depicting the current operations using the KC-135 platform to establish the vital link in establishing global US air power.
• 100th Refuelling Wings work to aid the growth of interoperable allied refuelling missions and the challenges which are being faced.
• Looking forwards to the introduction of the Boeing 767 replacement and the benefits the next generation of tanker technology it will bring:
• Rapid refuelling / Multiple refuelling / Greater fuel capacity

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Bennett
Commander, 100th Operations Support Squadron
US Air Force

09:40 Italian Air Force: Multi Role Tanker Transport flexibility and capability

• Overview of the Italian Airlift capability
• Focus on new KC767A platform of the 14th wing
• Impact of MRTT capabilities across the air fleet, including the C -130J and C-27J of the 46th Air Brigade
• Expanding Airlift sharing to include air-to-air refueling sharing across European nations

Colonel Giorgio Seravalle
Chief of Air Operations, Air Mobility Command
Italian Air Force

10:30 The RAF Voyager Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA)

• Introducing the RAF ’s Airlift and air-to-air refuelling capability in the round
• Focus on A330 MRTT Voyager FSTA program
• Experience of working with AirTanker consortium, challenges and solutions
• Specific challenges of FSTA program and platform
• Assessing the current and future fleet of airlift and air-to-air refuelling platforms including A400m

Wing Commander Dan James
OC 10 Sqn, Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA)
RAF

11:20 Embraer: KC-390 Programme Update

• Introduction to the KC-390, program milestones and key updates
• The AAR Capabilities of the platform
• Future Developments

Mr Jairo Soterio
KC-390 Product Strategy Manager
Embraer Defense & Security

11:35 Panel Discussion on MRTT

Chair: Group Captain (ret’d) Ian Shields