Australian Tanker Deliveries Loom

By Max Kingsley-Jones

SEVILLE, Spain — Airbus Military expects the remaining test flights for the Royal Australian Air Force’s A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft will be completed by early November, clearing the way for deliveries to begin before year’s end.

The RAAF will be the first operator of the A330 tanker variant. Flight testing for the MRTT’s military ...

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