A330 MRTT Appears in RAAF Colours

• The aircraft is the second to have undergone conversion and one of five ordered by the RAAF

(July 14, 2010) -- One of the two Airbus Military A330 MRTT Multi Role Transport Tankers scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force this year has now been painted in the service's colours. The aircraft, seen here at the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Madrid, is the second to have undergone conversion and one of five ordered by the RAAF. The first two will be delivered later this year and will serve under the designation KC-30A with 33 Squadron at RAAF Amberley.

Source : Airbus, an EADS N.V. company (Paris: EAD.PA)