The South Korean air force is getting a major upgrade tomorrow with the arrival of its first in-flight refueling tanker.<br />That'll dramatically increase the range of its fighter jets.<br /> Yonhap News cites a military official as saying that the tanker will arrive on Monday at Gimhae Air Base, near Busan, after which it'll be put through numerous tests.<br />Those tests will include attempting to actually refuel F-15K and KF-16 fighters in the air.<br />The tanker is made by the defense arm of the European manufacturer Airbus.<br />And with three more tankers to be added to the fleet next year, the total cost is going to be about 1-and-a-half trillion won, or about 1-point-3 billion U.S. dollars.<br />Right now, South Korea's fighter jets can operate for only a matter of minutes on one tank of fuel, but a refuel from one of the new plans will allow them to operate for over an hour. <br />
