ABSTRACT The Royal Thai Air Force acquisition of the Airbus A330 MRTT+ establishes the first national aerial refuelling capability while positioning Thailand as the inaugural customer for the enhanced variant introduced at the Farnborough Airshow (2024), a platform evolution derived from the A330-800 airliner and powered by twin Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The prime-source announcement … Leggi tutto Thailand’s A330 MRTT+ Procurement and Airpower Transformation: Capabilities, Industrial Offsets and Regional Implications (2025–2029)