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Leverage Allied Investments and Combat Learning Experience in Modernizing the U.S. Military

Question: You have sold the aircraft to several customers, but rather than just serial sales, you are seeing
cross learning?

Antonio Caramazana: That is true.

For example, in the case of the clearance of receivers of fuel from the aircraft, the traditional approach
would see a case by case national approach.

But there a particular national user is doing clearances, which provide certifications for other national users.

This is a culture shift for the air forces, which is provided by having a common aircraft, which is recognized as
such by the air forces.

In effect, we are already seeing a global fleet which broaden the impact of the tanker.

For example, U.S. aircraft are being tanked by the various national tanker due to certification being done by
specific nations which then allow the U.S. to tank into other national tankers.

Question: The next phase, which I will call Tanker 2.0, is to shape deliberately a global fleet. What are
some of the key building blocks in your view to going down this path?

Antonio Caramazana: We are developing a A330 MRTT advanced which is designed to deliver a common
aircraft, with common upgrade paths and solutions.

This will allow nations to get better value for money for their modernization investments.

Common configurations will be better for operations, and upgrades.
It will as well enhance common solutions to training, to parts supplies and to maintenance.

This is a way ahead for what you are calling Tanker 2.0.

This provides for culture change for both the militaries and industry to shape such a global solution.

The more users that buy into a common solution, costs can be contained with regard to upgrades, training and
maintenance.

It will also allow tankers from one nation to fly to an area of interest and potentially leverage the support
structure of a nation operating the tanker in that region of interest.

And the life cycle costs for such a global fleet will be lowered as well.

Our user groups are discussing paths to upgrades, more effective maintenance approaches, and other ways
ahead to shape global solutions.

This is the advantage of already having several years of operations behind us as well as an aircraft with
significant room for expansion of onboard systems as well.

Question: But Tanker 2.0 provides for another way ahead, namely to expand the contribution of the
tanker to other combat assets in the battlespace.

How would you describe this way ahead?

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