The Royal Navy's lack of a carrier-based aerial-refuelling fleet is presented as a task for a future drone. Whether that proposal becomes a capability remains uncertain. Earlier spending on airborne early-warning helicopter development is cited as a warning about delaying implementation. In that account, the Falklands War supplied the urgency to act despite work already having been done.
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Carrier tanker drones and the cost of delay
Carrier-based refuelling is discussed as a possible drone role for the Royal Navy, with airborne early warning offered as a warning about delayed adoption.