Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) air to air refuelling tanker / transport aircraft
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A310 MRTT / A310 MRT
A310 MRTT of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) ready for air to air refuelling
Role
Multi-role tanker/transport
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Airbus Military SAS, Airbus Deutschland, Lufthansa Technik[1]
Designer
Airbus Military SAS
First flight
December 2003[1]
Introduction
October 2004[1]
Status
Active service
Primary users
German Air Force (4)[1] Royal Canadian Air Force (2)[1]
Number built
6,[2] (from existing A310-300C airframes)
Developed from
Airbus A310-300C[1]
Variants
Airbus CC-150 Polaris
The Airbus A310 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport[1] is a military air-to-air refuelling, or in-flight refuelling tanker transport aircraft, capable of operating multi-role missions. The A310 MRTT tanker aircraft is a subsequent development from the earlier Airbus A310 MRT Multi-Role Transport, which was a military transport aircraft for passengers, cargo, and medical evacuation. The A310 MRT and A310 MRTT are both specialist military conversions of existing airframes of the civilian Airbus A310-300C wide-bodied passenger jet airliner.[3][4]
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