This agreement will
also cover upgrading the country's current A330MRTT fleet to the latest
enhanced version, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The UAE initially ordered
three A330 MRTTs in 2008 and received three in 2013.
The A330 MRTT combines
a modern generation tanker with over 250,000 in-service flight hours of operational
expertise.
In total, 12 nations
use A330 MRTT tanker aircraft. Since the program's inception, more than 60
aircraft have been manufactured.
Air Forces from
Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, the UAE, and
the United Kingdom are currently using the aircraft. NATO also makes extensive
use of the aircraft.
