A key asset for European strategic autonomy
The MMF initiative comprises six European nations who share costs proportionally according to the national commitment of flight hours per year defined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
The MMF initiative comprises six European nations who share costs proportionally according to the national commitment of flight hours per year defined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
On February 6, 2023, an A-330 MRTT aircraft conducted air-to-air refueling training over Germany with eight Eurofighters providing training for both jet pilots and refueling crews.
Elbit Systems has signed a five years in-service support contract with the NSPA for the Direct Infrared Counter Measures (“DIRCM”) systems supplied to the MRTT fleet.
Aerial hose-and-drogue refueling operations have undergone little in the way of technological upgrades over the past 70 years.
The Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) and the NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet have concluded their Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) test campaign.
On 4 October, the Multinational MRTT Fleet initiated the Saab Gripen Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) test campaign to enable the fleet to fly future AAR missions with the Gripen fighter.
The ownership of the aircraft was transferred from Airbus Defence and Space to OCCAR on behalf of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), who manages the fleet for the MMF nations.
The NSPA has awarded a multi-year contract to Airbus Defence and Space to provide Follow-on Support Services to the MRTT fleet until the end of 2032.
The Airbus A330 MRTT has become the world’s first tanker to be certified for automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) boom operations in daylight.