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| Australian KC-30A (A330) MRTT (File Photo) |
Singapore said Thursday it would replace its ageing KC-135R air refuelling tankers made by US firm Boeing with Airbus's A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen told parliament of the decision to acquire the MRTT, which is based on the civilian A330 plane.
Ng did not say how many Singapore will buy, but an industry source said in January the city-state wants to buy six MRTT aircraft in a contract worth an estimated one billion euros ($1.4 billion).
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