Defense News in Brief: U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force Conduct First Cooperative Air-to-Air Refueling

Source: United States Navy

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE EDINBURGH, Australia – A U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) and one KC-30A from Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron (RAAF 33) conducted the first ever operational Air-To-Air Refueling (AAR) between a U.S. Navy P-8A and a RAAF KC-30A on March 20.