FUTURE STRATEGIC TANKER AIRCRAFT

Chris Dell FSTA Team Leader

SCOPE
The current position

What is FSTA What will it Deliver What are the benefits

The ability to rapidly deploy, sustain and

recover our forces is of critical importance if we are to be able to respond quickly to future crises Strategic Defence Review 1998

AAR provides force multiplication: Extends range/loiter time

Key secondary AT role

Legacy Platforms are now Elderly, albeit still capable.

Current Fleet under pressure

Legacy aircraft to retire between 2014 and 2016

FSTA will assume the full capability from 2014 to 2035

 The UKs biggest Defence PFI 13bn through life A worldwide service

Private Sector responsible for all aspects other than flying the aircraft

The AirTanker Consortium

Provider of the most modern air tanker platform

Leading logistics and support services provider

Leading engine manufacturer; supplier of 41% of engines for A330-200s

Manufacturer of 85% of refuelling pods worldwide

Leading European electronics manufacturer for the defence industry

Project parties: AirTanker consortium and sponsors

EADS
40%

Cobham
131/ CapCo guarantees
3%

Rolls-Royce
20%

Thales
131/
3%

VT
131/3%

EADS N.V.

AirTanker Holdings Ltd

100% 100%

EBL On-Loan Agreement

EBLCo

Junior On-Loan Agreement

Authority

Concession CapCo sub-contract

AirTanker Limited (ProjectCo)

Interface Agreement No 1 Primary sub-contracts

Project On loan OpCo sub-contract

FinCo

EADS CASA (CapCo)

AirTanker Services Ltd (OpCo)

Interface Agreement No 2

EADS
28%

Cobham
5%

Rolls-Royce
221/3%

Thales
221/3%

VT
221/3%

Project timeline
Years following Financial Close 00 01 Financial Close 02 03 04 05 Establishment Phase 06 07 08 Operational Phase 09 27

FSTA Aircraft deliveries MOB Infrastructure establishment

14

Simulator

OpCo mobilisation

Transitional service delivery

Full service delivery

Key Project Milestones ITS

ITS+ 18

AAR

FSD

THE SERVCE Aircraft Service

Provision of aircraft for AAR/AT operations Includes handling, rectification, scheduled maintenance at MOB facilities 14 New A330-200 All 2-point tankers Five 3-point tankers 13 DAS All 285 pax 9 aircraft fitted for 40-stretcher aeromed (4 with at any one time) All aircraft 6-stretcher or CCAST aeromed capable Aircraft will be on either military or civil register

THE SERVCIE Crewing Service

Provision of Sponsored Reserve aircrew for wartime surge requirement

7 ATr SR crews alongside 30 Mil crews

Civilian Cabin Crew to assist with service

6 civ crews alongside 14 mil crews

THE SERVICE Training Service

Training for all personnel involved with FSTA

Aircrew Engineers Movements Ops Support Logisticians Caterers Fire and Rescue

Airborne Role Training will be completed by RAF Instructors

What it Delivers
To do this AirTanker needs to establish: JAR and EASA approved Operations for Maintenance and Training organisations Operating and Maintenance procedures which enable a Commercial aircraft to operate simultaneously in both Military and Commercial environments Obtain and Air Operators Licence As civil as possible as military as necessary

What it Delivers

Transfer responsibility of running the AAR fleet to industry Provides modern and efficient Aircraft Provides modern infrastructure and training facilities

What it Delivers Catalyst for a step change in delivering AAR/AT More efficient tasking More efficient use of aircraft Leverage the best from the private sector Long term certainty

What it Delivers Transfer of risk to the private sector Service Risk with ATr Design and Production Risk with ATr Cannot transfer the Capability Risk Guarantees, Tariffs and Service Credits incentivse delivery BUT if the Service and Design risks not properly managed Capability risk materialises

What It Delivers
A global Air to Air Refuelling and passenger Air Transport capability Main Operating Base (MOB) situated at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Deep maintenance of aircraft to be undertaken at MOB Full training facility (including simulator) at MoB Fleet Management and logistics support Aircraft and capability to be provided wherever it is required by the RAF

Commercial Benefits

Different from Project Benefits? Converging drivers Major Establishment Phase Milestones Continuation of service Payment Incentives

Commercial Benefits

Pre agreed solutions for; Performance Availability Maintenance Change in usage

Commercial Benefits

One Supplier responsible for the complete service Disposal responsibility of the supplier Independent assurance of assets

Summary The FSTA Service provides: Modern efficient aircraft Brand new infrastructure Training Spares, maintenance and through life support Ground handling Step change in efficiency It will enable the RAF to: Undertake its AAR and AT tasks effectively Focus on the task rather than the enablers for the task Effectively use the assets to meet all planed usage