Airbus recently announced at the Farnborough Air Show that its A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has become the first tanker aircraft anywhere in the world to be certified for daylight… Continue reading "Airbus’ A330 MRTT Certified For Daylight Automatic In-Flight Refueling"
On November 14, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that it has signed a contract to purchase two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for 2.6 billion dirhams… Continue reading "UAE Puts In An Order For Two Additional A330 MRTTs From Airbus"
On July 10, French aviation giant Airbus announced that it had signed a contract with Riyadh to supply the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with four additional A330 Multi-Role Tanker… Continue reading "Royal Saudi Air Force Is Increasing Its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Fleet To Ten Aircraft"
Spain received the first of three A330-200 transports on December 1. The aircraft, formerly operated by flag carrier airline Iberia, is scheduled to be converted into Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) configuration in… Continue reading "Spain Receives First A330 Ahead of MRTT Conversion"
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has declared full operational capability for its fleet of six Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports, commemorating the milestone with a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon… Continue reading "Full Operational Capability Declared For Singaporean A330 Tanker/Transports"
Tarang Shakti 2024 is the largest multinational air exercise organised by the Indian Air Force. The exercise will be organised in two phases involving representatives from around 50 countries. The… Continue reading "India Kicks Off its Largest Multinational Exercise – Tarang Shakti"
After being upgraded to the Block 45.1 standard in the United States, the Turkish Air Force’s Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft returned to Incirlik Air Base, home of the 10th… Continue reading "The Turkish Air Force Receives Modernized KC-135R Tanker Aircraft"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has fielded four Su-30MKI fighters for Exercise Pitch Black 2022 in Australia. The aircraft arrived at RAAF Darwin base on August 18 after participating in… Continue reading "Indian Air Force Flankers Arrive For Pitch Black 2022 After Malaysian Exercise"
The German Air Force announced Friday that its “Air Ambassador” commemorative Eurofighter is now en route to Darwin to participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s Exercise Pitch Black, after… Continue reading "After Hydraulics Issue Delay, Germany’s Commemorative Eurofighter Heads For Exercise Pitch Black"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover a multitude of topics including the Polish-Korean… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 July)"