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Airbus and Singapore have achieved full certification of the Automatic Air-to-Air Refuelling capability on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport, marking a world-first in aviation. The approval was granted by Spain’s Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology following an extensive qualification and flight-test campaign with the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Defence Science and Technology Agency.

Airbus, Singapore obtain full certification of automatic air-to-air refuelling on A330 MRTT aircraft

The certification confirms the system’s maturity, safety and reliability across a wide range of mission profiles, with Singapore becoming the first air force globally to introduce automatic refuelling on its A330 MRTT fleet. The aircraft are operated by 112 Squadron, setting a new benchmark for automated air-to-air refuelling operations. Mike Schoellhorn, Chief Executive Officer at

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