The French air force recently took delivery of its 12 th A330 Phenix multi-role tanker transport from Airbus Defence & Space, with a further batch of three widebodies scheduled to enter conversion ...

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from civilian supply chains for upkeep.

France is to upgrade its A330-200 Phénix MRTT fleet into C2 nodes for the Future Combat Air System/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur. (AAE) France is to upgrade its fleet of Airbus Defence and Space ...

With Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling, the Boom Flight Control System becomes fully automated and autonomously makes contact with the receiver, reducing the tanker’s crew workload. The Airbus A330 MRTT ...

One of the most important logistical support elements of any modern aerial fighting force is its ability to refuel aircraft in the skies. This allows a nation to keep planes in the sky for many hours ...

The Airbus Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has slowly become the default freight of choice for many global air forces, as it is a capable plane that can be used to refuel combat and non ...

The 12th and final Phénix MRTT aircraft for France was delivered on 21 September. (Airbus) France has received its 12th and final Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A330-200 Phénix Multi-Role Tanker ...

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSY) said its Defence and Space division has signed two contracts valued at €1.2 billion in total with France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and Direction de la Maintenance ...

Airbus Defence & Space’s next multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) customer will be the first to acquire the capability integrated with the A330-800 airframe, with deliveries expected from late this ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force (RSAF). The first of these aircraft will enter into ...