Tanker Of Choice

Capability enhancements mark the growing maturity of the Airbus A330 MRTT

The MRTT is a unique platform where its main job today is to refuel aeroplanes. But you know what, it refuels aeroplanes with the rest of the cabin barren. ” Fernando Alonso, head of Airbus Military Aircraft, is clearly enthusiastic about the future potential of the A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT), five of which are in service with the RAAF as the KC-30A.

“So there’s so much space, so much volume that can be used intelligently, to put in capabilities, to put in sensors, to put in people in there to connect people in the battlefield,” Alonso says.