Australia is a major buyer of the Airbus Military 330 tanker.
It has benefited significantly from the development of the tanker for the USAF, and unlike the USAF, will benefit from the result.
Australia has ordered 5 tankers/lifters to date, with 4 already accepted by the Aussies. It is anticipated that initial operating capacity will be declared by the end of the year.
In a detailed piece by Nigel Pittaway in The Weekend Australian, a detailed update on the status of the aircraft and its performance to date was provided.
(Airbus Tanker Proves Its Worth, by Nigel Pittaway in The Weekend Australian, October 27-28 2012).
The article provided several details on the program for Australia, but even more interesting to an outsider were some judgments made by Australian officers about the overall performance of the aircraft.
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