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 60 as of 30 June 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 15 countries have placed firm orders for approximately 78 aircraft, of which 60 had been delivered by 30 June 2024.[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. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Airbus; Orders, Deliveries, In Operation Military aircraft by Country" (PDF). Airbus. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

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