Canadian Government Awards Airbus Contract for New Tanker Aircraft

The Government of Canada orders 4 new Airbus A330 MRTTs


- Additionally, 5 commercial A330s to be converted
- First delivery scheduled in 2027
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Getafe, Spain / Ottawa, Canada - 25 July 2023 – The Government of Canada has awarded Airbus Defence and Space with a contract for four newly-built Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT) and for the conversion of five used A330-200s in a quest to strengthen Canada’s continental defence capabilities. The current contract has an order value of approximately CAD $3 billion or 2.1€ billion (excluding taxes).

Known as the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC), this new fleet of aircraft will replace the ageing CC-150 Polaris (A310 MRTT), operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The existing A310 fleet is being used to perform air-to-air refuelling operations, military and personnel and cargo airlift, medical evacuations, as well as strategic transport of Government of Canada officials.

“As the world’s most advanced multirole tanker aircraft, the A330 MRTT perfectly matches Canada’s needs to protect its sovereignty as well as to enhance operations both in the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) as well as in NATO,” said Mike Schoellhorn, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space. “Canada achieves this enhancement of operations not only by improving interoperability with other allied A330 MRTT customer nations but also due to the aircraft’s technological primacy ahead of the global competition.”

The newly-built A330-200s will be assembled at the A330 aircraft Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. Scheduled to enter into conversion at A330 MRTT facilities in Getafe, Spain, in mid-2025, the first MRTT will be delivered to the RCAF in 2027.

Under the agreement, the A330 MRTTs will be equipped with both the hose and drogue and a boom as refuelling options, cybersecurity solutions and countermeasures. All of them could be installed with the also included Airbus Medical Evacuation kit solution, consisting of 2 Intensive Care Units and additional stretchers.

The contract covers a full suite of training services including the most advanced training devices such as the Full Flight Simulator to prepare and maintain crew readiness as part of the modernisation of the Canadian Armed Forces’ air operational training infrastructure.

Following an open procurement process, in April 2021, Airbus was selected as the only qualified supplier for the CC-150 tanker replacement. With 76 orders from 15 customers and able to carry up to 300 troops, the A330 MRTT accumulates 90 percent market share outside the U.S.A. and more than 270,000 flight hours. As a mature platform, the aircraft has been proven in combat in theatres of operations like the Middle East and the Eastern Flank in Europe, with interoperability, mission success and availability rates as highlights of its performance.

Airbus has been a leading industrial player in Canada’s aerospace sector for almost 40 years. The company employs over 4,000 people locally and sources approximately CAD $2 billion from Canadian companies.

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Le gouvernement du Canada commande 4 nouveaux Airbus A330 MRTT

- 5 avions commerciaux A330 supplementaires a convertir
- Premiere livraison prevue en 2027
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Getafe, Espagne/Ottawa, Canada - 25 juillet 2023 – Le gouvernement du Canada a attribue a Airbus Defence and Space (la division defense et espace d’Airbus) un contrat portant sur quatre nouveaux avions-multirole de ravitaillement en vol et de transport (MRTT) Airbus A330 et la conversion de cinq A330-200 d'occasion, dans le but de renforcer les capacites de defense continentale du Canada. La valeur de la vente du contrat actuel s'eleve a environ 3 milliards de dollars canadiens ou 2,1 milliards d'euros (avant taxes).

Connue sous le nom de Projet Avion strategique de transport et de ravitaillement en vol (ASTRV), cette nouvelle flotte d’avions remplacera l’appareil vieillissant CC-150 Polaris (A310 MRTT) et sera operee par l’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC). La flotte actuelle d’avions A310 est utilisee pour effectuer des operations de ravitaillement en vol, des transports aeriens de militaires, de personnel et de fret, des evacuations medicales, ainsi que le transport strategique de representants du gouvernement du Canada.

<< En tant que l&rsquo;avion multirole de ravitaillement en vol et de transport le plus developpe au monde, l'A330 MRTT repond parfaitement aux besoins du Canada en matiere de protection de sa souverainete et d'amelioration des operations au sein du Commandement de la defense aerospatiale de l'Amerique du Nord (NORAD) et de l'OTAN >>, a declare Mike Schoellhorn, President-directeur general d'Airbus Defence and Space. << Le Canada renforce ainsi ses operations, non seulement en ameliorant l'interoperabilite avec les autres nations alliees detenant elles aussi l'A330 MRTT, mais aussi grace a l&rsquo;excellence technologique de l'appareil qui devance celle de la concurrence mondiale. >>

Les avions A330-200 nouvellement construits seront assembles a la ligne d&rsquo;assemblage final des avions A330 a Toulouse, en France. La conversion de ces appareils dans les installations de l'A330 MRTT a Getafe, en Espagne, est prevue pour mi-2025, et le premier MRTT sera livre a l'ARC en 2027.

Dans le cadre de cette entente, les A330 MRTT seront equipes d&rsquo;un systeme de perche, de tuyaux et de paniers pour les options de ravitaillement, ainsi que de solutions de cybersecurite et de contre-mesures. Tous ces appareils pourront etre installes avec la trousse d'evacuation medicale d'Airbus, qui comprend deux unites de soins intensifs et des civieres supplementaires.

Le contrat couvre une gamme complete de services de formation, incluant les solutions les plus avancees tels que le simulateur de vol complet, afin de preparer et d&rsquo;assurer le maintien de la qualification des equipages, dans le contexte de modernisation de l'infrastructure de formation des operations aeriennes des Forces armees canadiennes.

A l'issue d'un processus d&rsquo;approvisionnement ouvert, en avril 2021, Airbus a ete selectionne comme le seul fournisseur qualifie pour le remplacement du ravitailleur CC-150. Avec 76 commandes provenant de 15 clients et pouvant transporter jusqu'a 300 militaires, l'A330 MRTT cumule 90 % de parts de marche hors des Etats-Unis et plus de 270 000 heures de vol. Cette plateforme mature a fait ses preuves au combat sur differents theatres d'operations tels qu&rsquo;au Moyen-Orient et sur le flanc est de l'Europe. L'interoperabilite, la reussite des missions et les taux de disponibilite ont prouve etre les points forts des performances de cet avion.

Airbus est un acteur industriel de premier plan dans le secteur aerospatial du Canada depuis pres de 40 ans. La societe emploie plus de 4 000 personnes localement et son approvisionnement aupres d'entreprises canadiennes s&rsquo;eleve a pres de 2 milliards de dollars canadiens.

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