A330 MRTT still available as new built aircraft after closure of A330-200 line

Airbus Military has assured that the A330 MRTT aerial tanker will be offered as new built aircraft after 2020 despite the A330-200 production line being close after 2019.

US Navy Super Hornets refuel from an RAAF tanker US Navy picture 150709-N-ZZZ99-001 (19372196149)
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F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed in U.K. while returning home from Middle East

A F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed near Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England while returning to its home base at MCAS Miramar on Oct. 21. The pilot was killed in the crash.

F18 Hornet Red Devils
By U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Cherie A.Thurlby. (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=5569) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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