Airbus Military, a business unit of Airbus is responsible for all military transport aircraft derivatives, including the Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). Airbus is an EADS company.
Through various companies now part of the EADS such as Aérospatiale, British Aerospace Airbus (Filton), CASA/EADS MTA and EFW, Airbus Military builds on more than 35 years of experience in the development of tanker/transport solutions offering versatile, low risk, and cost-effective quality products.
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the contract signature of the first MRTT derived from an Airbus platform: the conversion of four A310-300s into A310 MRTTs for the German Air Force contracted on 15 December 2000.
This is also the year when the most capable new generation tanker/transport aircraft, the A330 MRTT, is to be delivered to its launch customer, the Royal Australian Air Force.
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