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30 juin 2020 | International, Aérospatial

Airbus livre le premier A330 MRTT à l'OTAN

Le premier avion ravitailleur MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport, avion militaire de transport et de ravitaillement en français) doit s'envoler ce 30 juin pour la base militaire d'Eindhoven, aux Pays-Bas, depuis l'usine d'Airbus de Getafe, en Espagne. Sous l'égide de l'OTAN il s'agit du premier appareil sur les huit commandés dans le cadre du programme MMF (Multinational MRTT Fleet initiative, en français, l'initiative de ravitaillement en vol) réunissant six pays européens (Allemagne, Pays-Bas, Luxembourg, Belgique, Norvège et République Tchèque). Le contrat, qui lie Airbus Defence and Space et les pays initiateurs du MMF depuis 2016, prévoit la livraison des sept autres appareils d'ici 2024, avec des options portant sur trois appareils supplémentaires.

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