| Airbus DS demonstrates automatic aerial refuelling for A330 MRTT
简氏：空客防务和航天公司演示A330 MRTT自动空中加油 Date:2020-04-21 Source:Jane's By:Globalmil Viewed: |
19 April 2020
加雷斯·詹宁斯（Gareth Jennings），伦敦-简氏国际防务评论
2020年4月19日
Airbus demonstrated its new automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) systems during a series of tests between an A330 MRTT tanker and an F-16 receiver earlier in the year. Source: Airbus
空中客车公司在今年初对A330 MRTT型加油机和F-16接受装置进行了一系列测试，展示了其新的自动空中加油（A3R）系统。 资料来源：空客公司
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) announced the first ever automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation for an aircraft fitted with a boom system on 17 April.
空中客车防务与航天公司（DS）于4月17日宣布，这是首次用装备的桁杆系统为飞机进行自动空中加油（A3R）操作。
The event saw a company-owned A330-200 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft connect with a Portuguese Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon receiver using the Airbus automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) solution.
事件中，一架公司拥有的A330-200型多用途加油运输（MRTT）飞机使用空客自动空对空加油（A3R）解决方案与葡萄牙空军洛克希德·马丁公司的F-16“猎鹰”战斗机接受装置连接。
Testing itself took place earlier this year over the Atlantic Ocean, with 45 flight test hours and 120 dry contacts with the A3R system made. The entire aerial refuelling envelope was covered, and certification is slated to commence in 2021.
测试本身于今年初在大西洋上进行，进行了45个小时的飞行测试，并与A3R系统进行了120次干式加油接触。整个空中加油舱已被覆盖，认证将于2021年开始。
As noted by Airbus, the A3R system requires no additional equipment on the receiver aircraft and is intended to reduce air refuelling operator (ARO) workload, improve safety and optimise the rate of air-to-air refuelling transfer in operational conditions. The goal for the A3R system is to develop technologies that will reach fully autonomous capabilities, the company said.
正如空中客车公司所指出的那样，A3R系统在接受飞机上不需要任何其他设备，旨在减少空中加油操作员（ARO）的工作量，提高安全性并在运行条件下优化空对空加油的传输速度。该公司表示，A3R系统的目标是开发将达到完全自主功能的技术。
“Once the system is activated by the ARO, the A3R flies the boom automatically and keeps the alignment between the boom tip and the receiver receptacle with an accuracy of a couple of centimeters; the proper alignment and the receiver stability is checked in real-time to keep a safe distance between the boom and the receiver and also to determine the optimum moment to extend the telescopic beam to achieve the connection with the receiver. At this point, the fuel transfer is initiated to fill up the receiver aircraft and once completed and the disconnection is commanded, the boom is cleared away from the receiver by retracting the telescopic beam and flying the boom away to keep a safe separation distance. During this process, the ARO simply monitors the operation,” Airbus explained.
“一旦系统被空中加油操作员激活，A3R系统就会自动操纵桁杆，并保持桁杆末端和接受装置插口之间的对准精度达到几厘米；实时检查正确的对准和接受装置的稳定性，以保持桁杆和接受装置之间的安全距离，并确定伸长伸缩桁杆以实现与接受装置的连接的最佳力矩。在这一点上，开始进行燃料传输向接收装置飞机加油，一旦完成并命令断开连接，则通过缩回伸缩桁杆并使操纵桁杆离开以保持安全的分离距离，将操纵桁杆从接收装置上移走。 在此过程中，空中加油操作员只是监视运行情况。”空客解释说。
pre[上一篇]：China's GAIC reveals first export order for FTC-2000G aircraft next[下一篇]：CSB accelerates JSOW C-1 NEW integration on F-35
| Algeria confirms acquisition of another Chinese electronic warfare system
简氏：阿尔及利亚确认购买另一个中国电子战系统 |
| The Algerian Ministry of National Defence (MND) released a photograph on 9 May confirming it has acquired the CHL-906 electronic warfare system made by China's ELINC.... [2023-05-18] |
| PLA's 80th Group Army receives armoured vehicles
简氏：解放军第80集团军接收装甲车 |
| The delivery comprises 18 ZBL-09 IFVs, six ZTL-11 FSVs, four ZSL-10 APCs, four ZBL-09 communication platforms (CPs), and two ZBL-09 bridging platforms (BPs).... [2023-05-03] |
| PLA deploys air-defence systems along Taiwan Strait
简氏：中国人民解放军在台湾海峡部署防空系统 |
| The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed weapons and equipment – including multiple launch rocket systems (MLRSs), air-defence missiles, command vehicles, and ammunition supply vehicles – along the Taiwan Strait.... [2023-04-15] |
| Senegal parades new Chinese reconnaissance vehicles
简氏：塞内加尔展示新型中国侦察车 |
| Armoured vehicles similar to the ones in the Senegalese parade are operated by the Nepalese contingent serving with MINUSCA.... [2023-04-11] |