Air force's 1st new refuelling jet won't be delivered until late 2027

Canadian Air Force’s First New Refuelling Jet Will Arrive in Late 2027

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will receive the first of four new air tankers, which will be used to refuel fighter jets patrolling the Arctic, toward the end of 2027. A spokesperson for the Department of National Defence said in a statement that the first of the CC-330 Husky aircraft, which can be equipped for air-to-air refuelling of fighter jets, will be delivered in “late 2027.” The department had not previously disclosed how many of th…

Air force's 1st new refuelling jet won't be delivered until late 2027

Canada's air force will have to wait until the end of next year before it receives the first of four new air tankers critical to refuelling fighter jets in the Arctic.