Commercial Augmentation - Air Refueling (COMAUG-AR)

The long-term objective of the Commercial Augmentation - Air Refueling (COMAUG-AR) project is to provide Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Air Force (DAF) with additional Air Refueling (AR) capacity to meet its mobilization, national emergency, and wartime surge. Enabling global power projection and Joint force readiness in support of all National Defense Strategy (NDS) objectives. This COMAUG-AR (Dual Purpose) project seeks to deliver the framework required for a U.S. owned and operated civil air refueling air carrier to operate IAW ICAO, FAA., NATO, DoD and DAF AR requirements via a requirements matrix.áAlso, delivering upon the House Committee on Armed Services tasking of the Secretary of the Air Force to report on the feasibility, affordability, and advisability of initiating the use of contractor-operated aerial refueling aircraft to support DAF receiver requirements.