 The KC @-@ 30 can carry up to 100 tonnes of fuel . Its dual delivery systems — probe @-@ and @-@ drogue in the wings and boom under the tail — are designed to refuel the RAAF 's McDonnell Douglas F / A @-@ 18 Hornet and Boeing F / A @-@ 18 Super Hornet multi @-@ role fighters , Boeing C @-@ 17 Globemaster III heavy airlifters , Boeing E @-@ 7 Wedgetail early warning aircraft , or other KC @-@ 30s . The tanker is also capable of refuelling future acquisitions including the Lockheed Martin F @-@ 35A Lightning II stealth fighter , the Boeing EA @-@ 18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft , and the Boeing P @-@ 8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft . In its transport configuration , the KC @-@ 30 can carry 270 passengers or 40 tonnes of cargo . As well as its aircraft , No. 33 Squadron operates a KC @-@ 30 simulator at Amberley . 
