Ai???s D???nc? ?n? S??c? ?????l? ?nn??nc?? th?t th? F??nch Ai? F??c? (A?mé? ?? l’Ai? ?t ?? l’Es??c?: AAE) h?s ???ici?ll? ??c?iv?? its 12th ?n? ?in?l Ai???s D???nc? ?n? S??c? A330-200 Phénix M?lti-R?l? T?nk?? T??ns???t (MRTT) ?i?c???t. Th? ???iv?l ?? this c?ttin?-???? t?nk??-t??ns???t ?i?c???t m??ks ? si?ni?ic?nt mil?st?n? in th? m????niz?ti?n ?????ts ?? th? F??nch Ai? F??c?, c?lmin?tin? in th? c?m?l?ti?n ?? ? ???c???m?nt ??????m initi?t?? in N?v?m??? 2014. Th? n?wl? ??liv???? Phénix ?i?c???t t??ch?? ??wn ?t Ai???s? 125, l?c?t?? ?t Ist??s-L? T??é, ?n???sc??in? F??nc?’s c?mmitm?nt t? ?nh?ncin? its ???i?l c????iliti?s ?n? ????ns? in???st??ct???. Th? Phénix, which ???sts ? wi?? ????? ?? c????iliti?s, h?s ???l?c?? th? ??in? B??in? KC-135R/C-135FR t?nk?? ?n? Ai???s A340/A310 ??ss?n??? t??ns???t ?i?c???t in th? F??nch Ai? ?n? S??c? F??c?’s s??vic?.
On? ?? th? st?n???t ???t???s ?? th? Phénix is its v??s?tilit?. It c?n s??ml?ssl? ?ss?m? th? ??l?s ?? m?lti?l? ?l???-??n???ti?n ?i?c???t, incl??in? th? C135-FR ?n? KC135-RG ??? in-?li?ht ?????lin? ?n? th? A310 ?n? A340 ??? th? st??t??ic t??ns???t ?? ???s?nn?l ?n? ???i?ht. This c?ns?li??ti?n ?? c????iliti?s st???mlin?s ?????ti?ns, ?nh?nc?s ???ici?nc?, ?n? ??timiz?s ??s???c? ?ll?c?ti?n. Th? j???n?? t?w??? ?c??i?in? th? Phénix ????n wh?n Ai???s ?xt?n??? its ?????s?l t? s???l? F??nc? with 12 t? 14 A330 MRTTs ??ck in M?? 2013. S??s????ntl?, in F??????? 2014, th? F??nch Chi?? ?? St??? c?n?i?m?? th? ?c??isiti?n ?? 12 A330 MRTTs, ?nc?m??ssin? ?n initi?l st?n???? c?n?i????ti?n ???i???? with ? ???m ?n? wіп? ?????llin? ???s, ?n? l?t?? v??si?ns ???t??in? ? c???? ???? ?n? SATCOM.
Th? F??nch Minist?? ?? D???nc? si?n?? ? m?lti-???? c?nt??ct ??? th? A330 MRTTs Phénix in N?v?m??? 2014, v?l??? ?t €3 ?illi?n ($3.3 ?illi?n). Th? ?i?st Phénix ?i?c???t w??? ?ntici??t?? t? ?? ??liv???? in 2018, with s??s????nt h?n??v??s ?? ?n? ?? tw? ?i?c???t ??ch ???? ?ntil 2025. Th? Ai???s A330 M?lti R?l? T?nk?? T??ns???t (MRTT) is ? ??m??k??l? E??????n ?i?c???t ??s?? ?n th? civili?n Ai???s A330. D?si?n?? ??? ???l-??l? ??ncti?n?lit? ?s ?n ?i?-t?-?i? ?????lin? ?n? milit??? t??ns???t ?i?c???t, it h?s ???n???? ?l???l int???st. T? ??t?, 16 c??nt?i?s h?v? ?l?c?? ?i?m ?????s ??? ?????xim?t?l? 68 ?i?c???t, with 51 ?l????? ??liv???? ?? N?v?m??? 30, 2020.
On? ?? th? st?n???t ???t???s ?? th? A330 MRTT is its v??s?til? c??in c?n?i????ti?n. It c?n ?? ????t?? t? c???? ?? t? 380 ??ss?n???s in ? sin?l?-cl?ss l????t, c?t??in? t? ? wi?? ??n?? ?? missi?ns, ???m t???? t??ns???t t? VIP ?n? ???st missi?ns. A??iti?n?ll?, th? A330 MRTT c?n ?? c?n?i????? ??? M??ic?l Ev?c??ti?n (M???v?c) missi?ns, ?cc?mm???tin? ?? t? 130 st?n???? st??tch??s. Th? ?i?c???t’s m?in ??ck c???? c?n?i????ti?n ?ll?ws ??? th? t??ns???t?ti?n ?? st?n???? c?mm??ci?l c?nt?in??s ?n? ??ll?ts, milit???, ISO, ?n? NATO ??ll?ts, ?s w?ll ?s v??i??s milit??? ???i?m?nt ?n? l???? it?ms, ?ll ??cilit?t?? th????h ? ???ic?t?? c???? ????. With tw? l?w?? ??ck c???? c?m???tm?nts ?n? ??lk ???? c????ilit?, th? A330 MRTT is ? hi?hl? ????t??l? ?l?t???m ??? ?iv??s? ?????ti?n?l n???s.