{"id":5901605,"date":"2026-07-17T10:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/raf-voyager-boom-tanker-gcap-requirement-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:07:40","slug":"exigences-gca-pour-le-ravitailleur-en-vol-voyager-de-la-raf-en-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/raf-voyager-boom-tanker-gcap-requirement-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Les avions ravitailleurs britanniques ne peuvent pas ravitailler leurs propres avions espions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>La Grande-Bretagne poss\u00e8de une flotte d&#039;avions ravitailleurs parmi les plus performants du march\u00e9, mais ne peut les utiliser pour ravitailler certains de ses appareils les plus importants. C&#039;est l&#039;un des probl\u00e8mes discrets et embarrassants de la Royal Air Force, et apr\u00e8s quinze ans, celle-ci a enfin annonc\u00e9 publiquement son intention d&#039;y rem\u00e9dier.<\/p>\r\n<p>Parler \u00e0 <em>Semaine de l&#039;aviation<\/em> Dans une interview publi\u00e9e le 16 juillet 2026, le chef d&#039;\u00e9tat-major de l&#039;arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air, le mar\u00e9chal de l&#039;air Harv Smyth, a confirm\u00e9 que l&#039;arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air \u00e9tait en pourparlers avec AirTanker pour \u00e9quiper sa flotte d&#039;Airbus A330 Voyager de perches de ravitaillement en vol. Cette initiative fait suite au d\u00e9veloppement du chasseur de nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration que le Royaume-Uni construit en collaboration avec l&#039;Italie et le Japon\u00a0: le GCAP.<\/p>\r\n<p>Cette d\u00e9claration, bien que peu de mots, est lourde de sens. Elle r\u00e9v\u00e8le une lacune qui a contraint la Grande-Bretagne \u00e0 s&#039;appuyer sur les Am\u00e9ricains pendant des ann\u00e9es et donne un aper\u00e7u de la mani\u00e8re dont la RAF envisage de voler et de combattre dans les ann\u00e9es 2030.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 24px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .03em; color: #111;\">FAITS RAPIDES<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #333; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\">A\u00e9ronef<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #444;\">Airbus A330 Voyager (d\u00e9signations RAF KC2\/KC3)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #333; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\">Ajustement actuel<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #444;\">Ravitaillement par tuyau et sonde uniquement<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #333; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\">Recherch\u00e9<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #444;\">Capacit\u00e9 de vol de la perche<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #333; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\">Pourquoi<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #444;\">Exigences du chasseur GCAP ; ravitaillement en vol du joint rivet RC-135<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #333; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\">Flotte<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #444;\">~10 Voyagers op\u00e9rationnels, appartenant \u00e0 AirTanker (bail PFI)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #333; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\">Statut<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #444;\">Des n\u00e9gociations sont en cours ; aucun calendrier ni chiffre n&#039;ont \u00e9t\u00e9 divulgu\u00e9s (juillet 2026).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Deux fa\u00e7ons de transporter le carburant, et la Grande-Bretagne n&#039;en a qu&#039;une.<\/h2>\r\n<p>Il existe deux syst\u00e8mes de ravitaillement en vol. Le syst\u00e8me \u00e0 tuyau et panier consiste \u00e0 d\u00e9ployer un tuyau flexible muni d&#039;un panier \u00e0 son extr\u00e9mit\u00e9\u00a0; le pilote du ravitailleur y ins\u00e8re une perche. La perche volante est un tuyau rigide et orientable descendu depuis la queue de l&#039;avion ravitailleur et achemin\u00e9 jusqu&#039;\u00e0 un r\u00e9ceptacle par un op\u00e9rateur. La plupart des avions de chasse sont \u00e9quip\u00e9s de l&#039;un ou l&#039;autre de ces syst\u00e8mes.<\/p>\r\n<p>Les Voyager de la RAF \u2014 lou\u00e9s aupr\u00e8s du consortium AirTanker dans le cadre d&#039;un accord de financement priv\u00e9 plut\u00f4t que d&#039;\u00eatre enti\u00e8rement d\u00e9tenus \u2014 n&#039;\u00e9taient \u00e9quip\u00e9s que pour le largage de carburant par tuyau et par perche. Cela convenait tant que tous les appareils de la RAF \u00e9taient \u00e9quip\u00e9s d&#039;une perche. Cela a cess\u00e9 de convenir d\u00e8s l&#039;instant o\u00f9 la Grande-Bretagne a acquis des avions n\u00e9cessitant une perche de ravitaillement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img data-opt-id=1772263425  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/a330-mrtt-boom-b2-refuel.jpg\" alt=\"Un A330 MRTT effectue un ravitaillement en vol avec perche sur un B-2\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Un KC-30A australien \u2014 utilisant la m\u00eame cellule d&#039;A330 MRTT que le Voyager de la RAF \u2014 ravitaille en vol un B-2 Spirit gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 sa perche de ravitaillement. Les Voyager de la RAF ne disposent pas de cette capacit\u00e9. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>L&#039;exemple le plus flagrant est celui du RC-135 Rivet Joint, l&#039;avion de renseignement \u00e9lectromagn\u00e9tique de la RAF (connu sous le nom d&#039;Airseeker au sein des forces britanniques). Il ne peut \u00eatre ravitaill\u00e9 qu&#039;\u00e0 l&#039;aide d&#039;une perche. Ainsi, chaque fois qu&#039;un Rivet Joint de la RAF a besoin d&#039;\u00eatre ravitaill\u00e9 en vol lors d&#039;une mission de longue dur\u00e9e, la RAF doit faire appel \u00e0 un avion ravitailleur de l&#039;US Air Force, une t\u00e2che que ses propres Voyager ne peuvent accomplir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid  #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201c Nous avons besoin d&#039;une fl\u00e8che de la part de GCAP, nous devons donc r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 cette demande, et c&#039;est ce que nous examinons actuellement. \u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Officier de la RAF<\/strong> \u2014 cit\u00e9 par Aviation Week, le 15 juillet 2026<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">GCAP soul\u00e8ve la question<\/h2>\r\n<p>Le catalyseur est le Programme mondial d&#039;avion de combat (GCAP), le chasseur de sixi\u00e8me g\u00e9n\u00e9ration que la Grande-Bretagne, l&#039;Italie et le Japon d\u00e9veloppent pour remplacer le Typhoon. La Royal Air Force confirme que son ravitaillement en vol n\u00e9cessite une perche. Ce qui constituait un inconv\u00e9nient de longue date devient donc une contrainte majeure \u00e0 prendre en compte dans la conception de l&#039;appareil.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img data-opt-id=896884691  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/rc-135w-rivet-joint.jpg\" alt=\"Joint \u00e0 rivet RC-135W\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Le RC-135 Rivet Joint \u2014 Airseeker en service dans la RAF \u2014 ne peut \u00eatre ravitaill\u00e9 qu&#039;\u00e0 la perche, obligeant ainsi la Grande-Bretagne \u00e0 d\u00e9pendre des avions ravitailleurs alli\u00e9s. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Rien de tout cela ne se fera rapidement. Aucun calendrier n&#039;a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tabli et la RAF n&#039;a pas pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 combien de ses dix avions ravitailleurs Voyager op\u00e9rationnels environ pourraient \u00eatre modifi\u00e9s, ni comment la structure de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 PFI complique les travaux. Ce qui a chang\u00e9, c&#039;est la direction\u00a0: pour la premi\u00e8re fois, la Grande-Bretagne s&#039;est publiquement engag\u00e9e \u00e0 doter ses avions ravitailleurs de la capacit\u00e9 qui leur a toujours fait d\u00e9faut.<\/p>\r\n<p>Pour une nation qui s&#039;enorgueillit de sa puissance a\u00e9rienne exp\u00e9ditionnaire, c&#039;est une solution qui aurait d\u00fb \u00eatre mise en \u0153uvre il y a quinze ans \u2013 et que les avions de chasse des ann\u00e9es 2040 exigeront tout simplement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WrkfqaVCD84\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources : Aviation Week ; The Aviationist ; ADS Advance ; Janes ; RAF.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f0f4ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0 8px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #333;\">Articles similaires<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ghost-tanker-the-jet-that-makes-every-new-warplane-possible\/\">Ghost Tanker : L&#039;avion qui rend possible tout nouvel avion de guerre<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/nato-globaleye-triton-a400m-ankara-summit-2026\/\">Dix GlobalEyes, cinq Tritons, un pont a\u00e9rien partag\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La RAF confirme qu&#039;elle souhaite \u00e9quiper ses avions ravitailleurs A330 Voyager de perches de ravitaillement \u2014 actionn\u00e9es par le chasseur GCAP et le RC-135 Rivet Joint, qui ne dispose que de perches.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":5901360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5901605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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