RAF surges reserve Voyagers into service as operational demands grow

For the first time, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has surged two reserve Airbus A330-243 Voyager KC2/KC3 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) – operated by the AirTanker consortium – into active service to cater for growing operational demands over Eastern Europe. The recently enacted move will temporarily increase the RAF’s eight-strong fleet of Voyager KC2/KC3 MRTTs to ten operational air-to-air refuelling (AAR)-capable aircraft, allowing the air arm to provide increased support to the NATO alliance, which is actively bolstering the security