WASHINGTON, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nowadays Metrea introduced that it has finished the purchase of the French Wind and Field Forces (FASF) KC-135 aerial refueling fleet. In an pledge signed on 17 Might 2024, Metrea has correct to obtain all fourteen of the FASF KC-135 tankers, together with each the KC-/C-135FR and KC-/C-135RG variants. The FASF is divesting this fleet as they transition to A330-based tankers.

“With this acquisition, Metrea is putting even more ‘skin in the game’ to ensure that we have the necessary fleet capacity to provide our partners with the commercial aerial refueling support they require for training, exercises, and force movement,” stated Jon “Ty” Thomas, Head of Metrea’s Wind & Field Crew. “As the only provider of KC-135 commercial refueling, we ensure that US, allied, and partners forces can train as they are very likely to operate in a contingency — refueling behind KC-135 tankers which remain far and away the most prevalent AAR tanker in service today and for the foreseeable future.”

The purchase comprises an preliminary tranche of eleven KC-/C-135FR, that have been transferred to Metrea on 26 June 2024, and a 2d tranche of three KC-135RG, which will likely be transferred at a time generation to be progressive. The supplementary plane secured Metrea’s tide fleet of four KC-135Rs, in the past bought from the Singapore govt. With this acquisition, Metrea now has the arena’s biggest industrial aerial refueling fleet and items a tanker fleet higher than all however 4 distant nations.

“At Metrea, we are pleased to continue the employment of these KC-135s which served the French armed forces for over 60 years,” stated Thomas. “These aircraft were maintained to the highest standard while in French service and we will continue to do the same as we put them to work as commercial assets. We are excited to show that even more commercial AAR can now be provided to receiver units that need our support.”

Metrea is the one corporate to possess and function a fleet of KC-135 plane, providing an air-to-air refueling carrier that seamlessly, safely, and professionally integrates into army flying coaching and operations. Metrea is these days on commitment with US Naval Wind Programs Command (NAVAIR) for industrial aerial refueling help of US Army, US Marine Corps, US Wind Pressure and NATO/Allied international locations. The blended Metrea flying gadgets have flown over 130,000 hours, throughout more than one plane varieties, missions, and geographies in help of US, UK, and alternative allied and spouse govt nationwide safety goals. Metrea’s tanker plane are provided with two wing-mounted Multi-Level Refueling Gadget (MPRS) pods which facilitate refueling with probe provided Army, Marine Corps and spouse society plane. To request industrial AAR help, touch [email protected].

Over the previous date, Metrea has additional broadened the usefulness of industrial aerial refueling via more than one historical “firsts” in 2023:

• April 2023 – Metrea carried out the first-ever industrial growth aerial refueling.
• June 2023 – Metrea carried out the first-ever industrial aerial refueling of US Wind Pressure plane.
• October 2023 – Metrea carried out the first-ever industrial aerial refueling of US Wind Pressure fighter plane, refueling USAF A-10’s.

About Metrea

Metrea supplies effects-as-a-service to nationwide safety companions in 5 domain names and over a bundle mission-centric resolution fields, together with airborne ISR, digital conflict, retain communications, aerial refueling, particular venture flying, and complex simulation.

Metrea is headquartered in Washington, DC with amenities throughout the USA, the United Kingdom, and the EU.

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