![France tops up A330 MRTT order](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A330-MRTT-French-Air-Force-in-flight-©Airbus2018.jpg)
Defence
France has ordered three more Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft to take its total order to 12.
![Lockheed Martin, Airbus team to offer KC-30 to the US](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/18E04937.jpg)
Defence
Airbus has signed a MoU with Lockheed Martin to market the Airbus A330 MRTT - in service with the RAAF as the KC-30A – to potential US customers.
![Airbus, RAAF perform first large aircraft automatic air-to-air refuelling](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180807raaf8165233_176-1_1170-1-scaled-1.jpg)
Defence
The first automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) contact between two large aircraft was successfully completed on June 20 by an Airbus A310 MRTT test aircraft and an RAAF KC-30A MRTT off the coast of Spain. Seven successful contacts were made between the two aircraft. The successful development follows a successful test earlier in 2018 where the