Why Britain’s refuelling plane for Saudi is only a token gesture为什么英国派往沙特阿拉伯的空中加油机只是象征性的姿态
Christoph Bergs, an air power specialist at the Royal United Services Institute, said the extra tanker would be useful, but not decisive. “The Saudis already have this [refuelling] capability,” he said. “What an additional aircraft allows is potentially to increase the number of tanker orbits that could be fielded over a 24-hour period.”
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Saudi Arabia and the UK
Christoph Bergs, an air power specialist at the Royal United Services Institute, said the extra tanker would be useful, but not decisive. “The Saudis already have this [refuelling] capability,” he said. “What an additional aircraft allows is potentially to increase the number of tanker orbits that could be fielded over a 24-hour period.”
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沙特阿拉伯和英国
英国皇家联合军种研究所的空军专家克里斯托夫·伯格斯表示，额外的加油机虽然有用，但并非决定性因素。“沙特阿拉伯已经具备这种（空中加油）能力，”他说，“增加一架飞机带来的益处在于，它有可能在24小时内增加加油机的巡逻次数。”
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