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EADS Tanker Completes Australian Military Certification

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Friday, October 15th, 2010

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In preparation for delivery to the Australian Air Force, the Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)--which is being offered to the U.S. Air Force as the EADS North America KC-45--has obtained government certification to operate as a military aerial refueling tanker. As part of the certification process, one million pounds of fuel were transferred through more than 1,300 contacts with a wide range of combat aircraft, using both the advanced aerial refueling boom and hose-and-drogue systems offered on…

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