The Saudi Ministry of Defence (MoD) has chosen the EADS A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft as the new air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), the company announced on 3 January. The MRTT is derived from the Airbus A330 and the MoD has placed an order for three aircraft equipped with under-wing probe-and-drogue pods and the EADS CASA advanced refuelling boom system, enabling it to refuel multiple aircraft simultaneously.
展开▼
