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Profile: KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport
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The KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) serves as an air-to-air refuelling aircraft, which doubles up to provide the RAAF with strategic airlift capabilities. It was first flown by the RAAF in September 2011. The RAAF currently has six KC-30A aircraft operated by No. 33 Squadron, based at Amberley. Since 2014, one additional KC-30A has been deployed in the Middle East under Operation Okra – the ADF’s contribution to the international coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
The KC-30A MRTT is a substantially modified military derivative of the Airbus A330-200 airliner, compatible for air-to-air refuelling of the RAAF’s F/A-18F Super Hornets, E/A-18G Growlers, E-7A Wedgetails, C-17A Globemaster III, and even other KC-30As.
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Last seen: March 2022, refuelling mission of visiting United States Navy P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Base Amberley
Purchased: April 2004
First delivered: 2011
Number in fleet: 7
Career highlight: A RAAF KC-30A MRTT was sent from Amberley to Afghanistan in August 2021 to aid in efforts to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders after the Taliban took control of the capital, Kabul.
Manufacturer: Airbus Military
Wingspan: 60.3m
Range: 14,800km
Max Speed: 670km/h
Capacity: Up to 270 passengers, or 34,000kgs of cargo or 111 tonnes of fuel
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