*Source: DTN News / Reuters
(NSI News Source Info) PARIS, France - July 27, 2009: The Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation (MODA) has ordered three additional A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, European aerospace company EADS (EAD.PA) said on Monday. 
The A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a military derivative of the Airbus A330-200 airliner. It is designed as a dual-role air-to-air refuelling and transport aircraft. For air-to-air refuelling missions the A330 MRTT can be equipped with a combination of any of the following systems:
-Airbus Military Aerial Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) for receptacle-equipped receivers such as the C-17, F-15, F-16, F-22 or F-35.
-Cobham 905E under-wing refuelling pods for probe-equipped receivers such as the Eurofighter, F/A-18 Hornet, JAS 39 Gripen, Mirage 2000 or Rafale
-Cobham 805E Fuselage Refuelling Unit (FRU) for probe equipped receivers (in particular large military aircraft) such as the A400M
-Universal Aerial Refuelling Receptacle System Installation (UARRSI) for self-refuelling.
This brings to six the total order of the aircraft which are destined to the Saudi Air Force, the statement said.
Delivery of the first plane is due in 2011.
Financial terms of the contract, which also includes an in-service support package, were not disclosed.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, editing by Marcel Michelson)
The A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a military derivative of the Airbus A330-200 airliner. It is designed as a dual-role air-to-air refuelling and transport aircraft. For air-to-air refuelling missions the A330 MRTT can be equipped with a combination of any of the following systems:
-Airbus Military Aerial Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) for receptacle-equipped receivers such as the C-17, F-15, F-16, F-22 or F-35.
-Cobham 905E under-wing refuelling pods for probe-equipped receivers such as the Eurofighter, F/A-18 Hornet, JAS 39 Gripen, Mirage 2000 or Rafale
-Cobham 805E Fuselage Refuelling Unit (FRU) for probe equipped receivers (in particular large military aircraft) such as the A400M
-Universal Aerial Refuelling Receptacle System Installation (UARRSI) for self-refuelling.
This brings to six the total order of the aircraft which are destined to the Saudi Air Force, the statement said.
Delivery of the first plane is due in 2011.
Financial terms of the contract, which also includes an in-service support package, were not disclosed.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, editing by Marcel Michelson)
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