JASDF will fly more refueling missions once KC-46A is inducted

According to Nikkei, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will increase the number of aerail refueling missions once the Boeing KC-46A is inducted into service in fiscal 2016.

By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (KC-767 – RIAT 2012) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Japanese tankers will being to refuel USMC V-22s and carrier-borne aircraft from CVW-5 in the near future.

Source: JASDF will fly more refueling missions once KC-46A is inducted