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"
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"
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered into an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert pre-owned civil passenger aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.… Continue reading "IAI-HAL To Convert Boeing 767s Into Tankers In India"
Lockheed Martin and Airbus announced on Monday details on the manufacturing of the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft. The Airbus A330-based tanker is competing in the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y “Bridge… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin & Airbus Detail LMXT Strategic Tanker Manufacturing Plans"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As we enter the second half of November we have covered a variety… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (15-19 November)"
Indonesia is set to become the tenth operator of the Airbus A400M aircraft after the Southeast Asian Nation signed on for at least two of the type on Thursday. In… Continue reading "Indonesia Orders A400M"
The US Air Force’s Life Cycle Management Center issued a Sources Sought Announcement on Tuesday, seeking to “determine the number of qualified, interested companies” interested in competing to supply a… Continue reading "USAF Seeks Non-Developmental Tankers in “Bridge Tanker” Program"
As we move from March to April we’ve seen another busy for Defense news at Overt Defense. The news of Russian troop movements in Crimea spark concerns over the possible… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (29 March – 2 April)"
Airbus has been selected as the only qualified supplier for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s program to replace its Airbus CC-150 Polaris multirole transports. Airbus is offering its A330 Multi-Role… Continue reading "Airbus Selected For Canadian Multirole Tanker Procurement"