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Airbus A330 MRTT

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Airbus A330 MRTT

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Also known as A330 MRTT, Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport

aerial refuelling tanker aircraft

Key facts

Other names
Voyager KC2/3 , KC-30 , KC-330 Cygnus , CC-330 Husky
Type
Multi-role tanker / transport
Manufacturer
Airbus Defence and Space
Status
In service
Primary users
French Air and Space Force Royal Air Force , Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force , See Operators section for others
Number built
66 as of 28 February 2026
Manufactured
2007–present
Introduction date
1 June 2011
First flight
15 June 2007
Developed from
Airbus A330
Variants
Airbus CC-330 Husky , EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45
Developed into
A330 MRTT+

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

A330 MRTT | Military Aircraft | Defence | Airbus

A combat-proven, highly versatile tanker based on the A330-200, the A330 MRTT sets the benchmark for multi-role tanker aircraft.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
airlifter
Mass
233000
Image
Royal Air Force Airbus A330MRTT Bidini.jpg
Height
17.40
Length
58.80
Speed
860
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Commons category
Airbus A330 MRTT
first flight
2007-06-15
total produced
55
service entry
2011-06-01
wingspan
60.30
wing area
362
payload mass
111000
cruise speed
860
maximum operating altitude
12600
vehicle range
14800
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Encyclopedic overview

The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a European aerial refueling and military transport aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330. A total of 17 countries have placed firm orders for approximately 85 aircraft, of which 66 have been delivered. A version of the A330 MRTT, the EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45, was selected by the United States Air Force for its aerial tanker replacement program, but lost when the program was rebid. According to Airbus, the A330 MRTT has more than 90% of the air-to-air refueling aircraft market share outside the United States.

Design and development

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Airbus A330 MRTT” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.