This week the French airforce (l'Armée de l'Air ) released the first pictures of the new A-330 MRTT in FAF colours. The plane is the first of 9 for France (+3 options) and is planned to be based at Istres airport with the '31e escadre aérienne de ravitaillement et de transport stratégiques' . This unit is currently operating the CFR-135. In the French Air Force the MRTT will be called Phénix.
For the time being fifty-one A330 MRTTs have been ordered by eight nations
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MRTT A-330 in French Air Force colours
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