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The Royal Canadian Air Force is seeking a replacement for its fleet of CC-150 Polaris aircraft. (Photo: RCAF) A330 MRTT set to go up against KC-46A in Strategic Tanker Transport Capability competition. Airbus announced on 1 April that it has accepted by the Canadian government as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) procurement programme to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus A310 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) fleet. Rival manufacturer Boeing is also bidding for STTC with its KC-46A Pegasus. The RCAF operates four A310 MRTT aircraft as the CC-150 Po...

German Air Force Begins Phasing Out A310 MRTT Planes Our Bureau 2537 German A310 MRTT aircraft The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has begun decommissioning its special convertible version of the Airbus A310 plane, called the A310 MRTT. “The 10 + 27 is the first to be dismantled at Deutsche Lufthansa Technik. In the coming days, hazardous substances, special materials and liquids will be removed,” the service tweeted. A310 MRT aircraft is a military air to air refuelling, or in-flight refuelling tanker transport aircraft, capable of operating multi-role missions. The A310 MRTT tanker aircr...