Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 118156

Military Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has identified a future requirement for air-to-air boom refuelling capability for the Royal Air Force.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Air to air refuelling remains a key capability within the Air Mobility Force and increases the endurance, range, payload and flexibility of all capable receiver aircraft. This capability remains important to not only the RAF, but also for our NATO allies....

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