UK RAF reveals 'information node' plan for Voyager tanker-transport aircraft

摘要

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to trial the use of an Airbus Voyager tanker-transport aircraft as an airborne information node for multidomain operations. Speaking at the 'virtual' Air & Space Power Association conference, a senior officer noted that the experiment is part of a wider drive to develop a 'next-generation air force' under Project 'Astra'. "In the next few months we will launch Babel Fish VII, looking to put Deckard, Nexus, and Raven onto a Voyager tanker - experimenting with multi-domain integration to understand which areas we wish to further develop the full capability," said Air Vice-Marshal Lincoln Taylor, Chief of Staff Capability, HQ Air Command.