France confirms second tranche of A330 MRTTs

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has confirmed another eight Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.

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The aircraft constitute the second tranche of the multi-year contract for 12 A330 MRTTs signed by the French Ministry of Defence in November 2014 and bring the total firm order to nine.

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