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A310 MRTT / A310 MRT | |
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![]() A310 MRTT of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) ready for air to air refuelling | |
General information | |
Type | Multi-role tanker/transport |
Manufacturer | Airbus Military SAS, Airbus Deutschland, Lufthansa Technik[1] |
Designer | |
Status | Active service |
Primary users | German Air Force (4)[1] |
Number built | 6,[2] (from existing A310-300C airframes) |
History | |
Introduction date | October 2004[1] |
First flight | December 2003[1] |
Developed from | Airbus A310-300C[1] |
Variants | Airbus CC-150 Polaris |
The Airbus A310 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport[1] is a military air-to-air refuelling, or in-flight refuelling tanker transport aircraft, capable of operating multi-role missions. The A310 MRTT tanker aircraft is a subsequent development from the earlier Airbus A310 MRT Multi-Role Transport, which was a military transport aircraft for passengers, cargo, and medical evacuation. The A310 MRT and A310 MRTT are both specialist military conversions of existing airframes of the civilian Airbus A310-300C wide-bodied passenger jet airliner.[3][4]