NATO has a total of 12 A330MRTT aircraft on order under the Multinational Fleet effort (Airbus)
MILAN — The Italian Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Airbus for the planned procurement of a fleet of six A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft, as part of a deal valued at €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion).
The deal was announced in documents published today by the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) portal, the European Union’s public procurement platform.
The notice states that the contract was concluded between the two parties on April 16 and will last roughly 10 years. No further information was provided regarding when first deliveries could be made.
These figures somewhat differ from an earlier report released this week by the Italian Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness (Armaereo), which serves as the procurement branch for military aircraft and aviation equipment. That document outlined a multi-year procurement program for goods and services under the MoD.
