Singapore’s prototype Advanced A330 MRTT undergoes final tests

Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)-operated Airbus A330 MRTT - serial 764 - which has been converted as a prototype of the automatic air-to-air-refuelling (A3R) A330 SMART MRTT, has returned to Spain for completion of its trials programme. The aircraft made a short positioning flight from the Airbus facility at Madrid-Barajas Airport to the company’s facility at Getafe, Spain, on August 27. It has been modified to develop the new fully A3R capability, as well as innovations such as an