NATO’s MRTT Fleet To Grow To 13 Aircraft

Airbus MRTT taking off from runway

A NATO Airbus A330 MRTT takes off from Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands.

Credit: NATO Multinational MRTT Unit
NATO looks set to purchase a further three Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft to bolster the alliance’s Multinational MRTT Unit (MMU). NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) declared Aug. 23 that it was planning to make a sole-source award to Airbus to purchase three more...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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