United Arab Emirates orders two
additional Airbus A330 MRTT
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Dubai, 14 November 2021 – The United Arab
Emirates Air Force & Air Defence has formally ordered two additional Airbus
A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft increasing the country’s MRTT
fleet up to five aircraft.
With
deliveries starting in 2024, this agreement will also cover the upgrade of the
country’s current A330MRTT fleet to the latest enhanced
version.
‘Since its entry into
service in 2013 with the UAE Air Force, the A330 MRTT has delivered much more
than initially expected, meeting our customer’s operational needs. This repeat
order, added to the growing MRTT customer base, confirms the suitability of our
platform as the world’s tanker of reference’, said Bernhard Brenner, Executive
Vice President Marketing and Sales at Airbus Defence and
Space.
The A330 MRTT combines the
advanced technology of a new generation tanker with the operational experience
established over more than 250,000 in-service flight hours. The A330 MRTT is
interoperable with receivers worldwide and delivers true multi-role
capabilities, proven most recently during the recent MEDEVAC and strategic
transport missions during the COVID-19
crisis. |
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