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] AUSTRALIAN AVIATION

H0nN[1 g[LPtRTheRAAFsanxorst0getitshand]ontheKC30Aspodreiue ngcapabi tyforihll0rnets and Su0er H0rnels butcarafiordt0watfornrdherdeve0pnrent0ftheb00m.NereaKC30Arefresiwo Sranlsh tl i8s. (A rbrs M itary)

qudrntlned the airciafr in rcrms ofmikingmre rhey vc c.r|rure{l rLl the dnnrxge thrtmighl halc bccn ircurcd xs. rc$rh olloslig thc boom, r.d once the inyestis!tn,n h2s been conplercd, ir $ill rhcn cnrc,

rhc rctu,bishment, rn.l th2t is qdte .n

'Ile reftrbishrNn wil nidrdc tl,c 6nlngofrhe arcraft's crbin rnd odrer nrteiloi6trings,i

'etxint, rn.l agenerd seNi.e to

bring it to rn'.s re\v'condition.'Aircrati 4 i{ill lxD be ,eibEd l;on

iti strss free douts (it Bilsbrnc)ilhlchmcans thc main modifi.atn)is $,ill hNebeen perlorned, ind $ill thcn start onsr{ei.s instaLhtnh," *pl.ined Peila. Wc

llantofl] rhis airc!altin Ausrtf(,rdeln.e,) in Srttenber

^ircrili nunbd 5 has

alreedl bccn miNfacnEd and js wdtnlijto ente. into conve$ion, and; benrg storcd

.t Getiii b.causc of fbrccast bad 1'ertherar Brisbane at tlis tinLe ofIeeL:\'Vc'll plan\rith (IDS ro choosc tlre most mit'.LbL tnle

(to drlr to Brisba.c) in..(lcr to opriniseLhe resourccs nr LlrisLr.re."

Bur nre first KC 30A vrs .rigi. rllr. tohar. bcc! dcllrcred |v Decenbd 2008,r.d thls wrs amcndcd ro fic 6rst qurrcr of2009 atter the tuL\F requested

somc cD3nrccrl.u clunges, tri., r.ilr nithe placcmcnr oftlic rex. faciq boonoperxtor's starion i. d,c rircraft's cockpit.Tre RA-\F'S 33SqN retlicd its remni!irg Bocing 70; ta.kertrmsforrs it iGf(,!i,el Rr.hniond lisc nrJune 2008, rn,lrclootcd to Amlerltr in orde, to prcLrrrc

$Iherr?lisr stokc ro th. DX{O'SAir i.102 firje.r ofice in hre 20{18, tne

frcicct rean, then sNke ofan eight nl12 nionth dchy to the program duc to a

lorqer thrn dlecled conrcisnxr pro.esofrhc tusr tuo ri,{rft, rnd trircri.cd rlsktton the flight tesr crmtaign, rhe se.ondsmgc ofwhich rvrs ther counencing.Atdnt timc, thct sfke olr possillc (lclilrr

b! the end.I2009, d n,nid olefutnDicalabillq' (lOC) of t$'o eircLafi rnd lbucrelvs bJ' rnld 2010,rnd fullotetutb.!l ca

pabilin (FOC) ofall fivc aliciaft end rircirsuppoff frciltics and s\stenN bI n 2{111.

tsur rl,nost dll o{these drtes hrve ..wprssed with no.e otrhc .,llcsroncs rrr mct.

.I]re n,o.ll6carnrrs ro drc lisi.4330

xirln,cr aic numcrous and invasnt, rnd thrtiDc n.cd.d ro ten rnd certif] dBe Niin.dtions h.s beervxstlr underestin,tel b!contnctor rnd the cutomer rllhe.

"One ofthe c]ullcrecs ofthe projcct has

becn ill thc indrstuiilisetion, movlng bigcomtoncnts iom xlt olcr Euopc,consmcring rhc rir-iii inl'ou]ous., ind ihcnhrvn\g tu fl) the dir.r,ft to rnother r"rt oftheryond,"said Pena. "\\rc r.e also bulldnrgr lot oithc comporcnts 1or dre .onresionkit nr Seville rnrl sending these to BLisbane,

xfd Brisbr.c hrs its ownivarchousc rosccuic dre comtorerts lf tire! dort dLilec{ict\'on &nc.tfs beer ver! .h.[ergnig."

ChallengnB f;r dre R\-r\F rs \rell,whi.h has had io dtend its flynig ininerrrrngernent ofpotentirl I(C 30A crervs

ud malntrirers on CLntxs comNercid4330s, and his had io idj$r ih posrnig.v.les.lthe 6rst cn{lre of.rcws r ,lm,intuirers round the delds. 'Develofi fed,e tmirlnu slstcm, dcrclopinB d,c airc.afi,dcvcloling tlc ruppon systcn,,snrting iorani ie .rer\ in. verl .omtl* training modeL obriously this requires theud undcstxrdirg and rcquncs to takcthe iight decislons

^t the rieht tnne,'Pend

r,lded, sugsestnu the dehrs mxy nor xLl

le on e-sided. "lliis is Lrotc,,riallI diferertto rvhat (the RA A l.-) crpected, leousecrclbodrin thc trcjc.r igrccs rhls vas noiro be rs conplcx. delelopncnr es ir lias

"\Vc dont hrvcjrmt onc custorncr,'hecortnred. "lhe lr\st l]rnl .usromcr iscomposerl ofa *ries ot strkeholdes, crchofwhlc! has r dillerent interest. So tLere

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