Airbus Defence and Space has received an order from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for another A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. The latest order, when delivered, will increase the size of the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to 10 aircraft. The new purchase follows the decision by Belgium to add another 1,100 flight hours of annual usage, requiring a new aircraft to cater for the additional demand. Belgium has invested a further €265 million ($287 million) in the MMF program, which will raise its total hours allocation to 2,100 by 2027.
“Since the arrival of the first aircraft in 2020, and especially since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the MMF is protecting European sovereignty and showing its capabilities as a multirole tanker,” said Jean Brice Dumont, head of Military Air Systems at Airbus Defence and Space. “With this new order, NSPA has already acquired one out of four optional MRTTs requested beyond the nine aircraft contracted earlier, demonstrating the level of customer satisfaction.”
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