US completes first Turkish Boeing KC-135R upgrade

摘要

A TURKISH AIR FORCE-operated Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker has recently been returned to Turkey after completion of a Block 45 upgrade, according to an announcement by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on September 14. The aircraft is the first of seven in THK service to be modernised and has received a major flight deck upgrade in the Field Aerospace facility at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Block 45 upgrade re-modelled the inside of the aircraft's flight deck with new liquid crystal displays, radio altimeter, computer module updates, autopilot and a digital flight director.