Summer Special 10: Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MRTT)
Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport,
A330 MRTT
Airbus signs € 1.2 billion in contracts for Capability Enhancement and In-Service Support of the French A330 MRTT fleet
First step for the Multi Role Tanker Transport of tomorrow ~ 10 years of In-service support, plus 2 optional years Airbus Defence and Space has…
Successful A330 MRTT flight test campaign for F-15 fighters automatic refuelling
Getafe, 11 October 2023 – Airbus and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) worked together to successfully complete the automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) flight test campaign with…
Airbus A330 MRTT performs landmark air-to-air sustainable aviation refuelling mission
One-hundred years since the first ever air-to-air refuelling of an aircraft, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) has carried out a landmark in-flight refuelling exercise…
NATO Support and Procurement Agency orders additional Airbus A330 MRTT
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has bought another Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), bringing the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to ten planes….
Airbus A330 MRTT becomes world’s first tanker certified for automatic air-to-air refuelling operations
The Airbus A330 MRTT has become the world’s first tanker to be certified for automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) boom operations in daylight following a successful…
Spanish Ministry of Defence signs order for three Airbus A330 MRTT
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has signed the formal order for the acquisition of three Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT). Under the agreement,…
Royal Australian Air Force benefits from Airbus SmartForce digital services
Amberley (Australia), 28 January 2021 – Airbus has recently signed a contract to provide a digital services focus for the maintenance of the Air Refueling…
Airbus reports Nine-Month (9m) 2020 results
“After nine months of 2020 we now see the progress made on adapting our business to the new COVID-19 market environment. Despite the slower air…
France orders three more Airbus A330 MRTT tankers
Madrid, 13 December 2018 – Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three…
First Flight A330 MRTT Phénix for France Air Force
Madrid, 8 September 2017 – Airbus Defence and Space has yesterday successfully completed the maiden flight of the first A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport…
Germany and Norway officially joined the European/NATO program to acquire A330 MRTT tankers
Madrid, 29 June 2017 – Germany and Norway officially joined the European/NATO program to acquire Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft along with Netherlands and…