Netherlands, Norway and Poland selected the A330 MRTT under a program named Multinational MRTT Fleet (MFF) whereby they will jointly use the tankers. Now, Germany has indicated that it will join the MFF as well.
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. David Robinson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Germany needs a new tanker to replace its A310 aerial tanker. It joined the MFF as an observer in April this year and plans to sign up as a partner in the second quarter of next year.