LUXEMBOURG - On 1 April 2021, the fourth A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft of the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) arrived at its Main Operating Base in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The day before, ownership of the aircraft
was transferred (through OCCAR) from Airbus Defence and Space to the NATO
Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), who manages the fleet on behalf of the
MMF nations.
This is the fourth addition to a future fleet
of nine. The first, second and third aircraft
were delivered in June, August and November 2020. The Multinational Multirole
Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) is now operating MMF1 and MMF2 for training
purposes and will gradually deploy on operational tasks in the next months. In
the meantime, the conversion of MMF3 into aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC)
configuration has been completed in Cologne, Germany. The aircraft now includes
a MEDEVAC kit that consists of 16 medicalized stretchers and up to six
intensive care units (ICUs). Efforts are now directed into training and
certification to ensure a MEDEVAC capability is available to the MMF nations by
early summer.