‘Of all air power force-multipliers, Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) is amongst the most significant. It provides an essential capability that increases the range, endurance, payload and flexibility of all capable receiver aircraft, and is especially important when forward basing is limited or unavailable, or air base operations limitations impose constraints.’
NATO, Allied Tactical Publication (ATP) 3.3.4 Vol II AAR Doctrine (Brussels: NATO Standardization Agency, 2013).
Point of Contact
Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Air Operations Support Branch
Air-to-Air Refuelling Section
Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Paviotti, ITA AF
Major Victoria Thomas, USA AF
Air-to-Air Refuelling Matrix
Please click on the image below to access the Air-to-Air Refuelling Database. The Matrix is a tool, but the source documents for this information are National SRDs.
Recent Updates
15.08.16 Updated USA SRD (PDF)
19.07.16 Updated USA SRD (PDF)
14.07.16 Updated National/Organizational SRD (Doc)
20.05.16 Updated USA SRD (PDF)
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29.02.16 New FRA SRD (PDF)
25.02.16 New ATP-3.3.4.2 SRDs (SRD1) (SRD2) (SRD3) (SRD4)
05.01.16 New AAR Matrix Online (Beta Version)
16.12.15 New AUS SRD (PDF)
Clearance Questions? Matrix Inputs or Feedback?
2016 AAR Events
Sep 8, EATC OEWG, Brussels BEL
Sep 13-15, NAFAG/ACG5, Seville ESP
Sep 13-15, Fall ARSAG Workshop & JSB, Dayton USA
Sep 26-7 Oct, SHARC, Poggio Renatico ITA
Oct 19-21, 16th NATO AARWG/EDA PT AAR, Brussels BEL
Oct 27-30, Airlift/Tanker Association Conference, Nashville USA
2017 AAR Events
Feb 2-4, Winter ARSAG Working Shop & JSB, Dayton USA
Apr 25-27, ARSAG17 Conference, Orlando USA
NATO ATP-3.3.4.2 Related Documents
ATP-3.3.4.2 National & Organizational SRDs
- National SRD Template (1.2 MB)
- National_SRD_AUS_OCT_2019.pdf (2.4 MB)
- National_SRD-BEL_Oct_19.pdf (150.8 KB)
- National_SRD-CAN_June_2018.pdf (836.4 KB)
- National_SRD-CHE_Jul_2019 (497.7 KB)
- National_SRD-COL_Apr_2012.pdf (1.2 MB)
- National_SRD-CZE_Feb_2013.pdf (514.7 KB)
- National_SRD-DEU_Oct_2019.pdf (2.1 MB)
- National_SRD-DNK_FEB_2019 (151.1 KB)
- National_SRD-ESP_Feb_2014.pdf (470.1 KB)
- National_SRD-FIN_April_2018 (160.9 KB)
- National_SRD-FRA_Jul_2019.pdf (5.8 MB)
- National_SRD-GBR_Nov_2019.pdf (1.8 MB)
- National_SRD-GRC_Jan_2013.pdf (124.2 KB)
- National_SRD-HUN_Sep_2017.pdf (132.2 KB)
- National_SRD-ISR_Oct_2017 (1.4 MB)
- National_SRD-ITA_Jun_2012.pdf (2.6 MB)
- National_SRD-JPN_Apr_2017.pdf (1.7 MB)
- National_SRD-NLD_JUN_2018.pdf (1.7 MB)
- National_SRD-NOR_Dec_2018 (1.2 MB)
- National_SRD-PRT_May_2019 (376.9 KB)
- National_SRD-SGP_July_2019.pdf (894.1 KB)
- National_SRD-SWE_22_May_2017.pdf (1.1 MB)
- National_SRD-TUR_July_2013.pdf (1.5 MB)
- National_SRD-USA_Aug_2019.pdf (10.7 MB)
- Organizational_SRD_Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC)_Aug_2018 (223.9 KB)
- Organizational_SRD-EATC_Aug_2014.pdf (204.1 KB)
- Organizational_SRD-MCCE_Jan_2013.pdf (129.0 KB)
- Organizational_SRD-Omega_Air_23_May_2018.pdf (2.3 MB)
Related Publications
Additional NATO AAR STANAGs & ATPs the JAPCC Manages
Hose Colour and Markings in Hose and Drogue Systems
STANAG 7218 is currently a Study and the first versions are still under revision