Airbus A330 MRTT

A330 MRTT / KC-30A
Voyager
A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 refuels a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon
Role Multi-role tanker/transport
Manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space
First flight 15 June 2007
Introduction 1 June 2011
Status In service
Primary users Royal Air Force
French Air and Space Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
See Operators section for others
Produced 2007–present
Number built 59 as of 31 January 2024[1]
Developed from Airbus A330
Variants Airbus CC-330 Husky
EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45

The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a European aerial refuelling and military transport aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330. A total of 16 countries have placed firm orders for approximately 68 aircraft, of which 51 had been delivered by 30 November 2020.[2] A version of the A330 MRTT, the EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45, was selected by the United States Air Force for its aerial tanker replacement programme, but the programme was cancelled.

  1. ^ "Airbus; Orders, Deliveries, In Operation Military aircraft by Country" (PDF). Airbus. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Airbus; Orders, Deliveries, In Operation Military aircraft by Country" (PDF). Airbus. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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