KC-30A achieves crucial milestone AVALON: A330 MRTT enters RAAF operational service.

The article discusses Australia's Airbus-manufactured Military A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft which is also known as the KC-30A, including information on the aircraft's achievement of initial operational capability (IOC) after completing an air-to-air refuelling mission. It states that the Australian Air Force has taken delivery of five A330 MRTTs. The aircraft's aerial boom refuelling system is addressed in relation to Boeing Co.-made 737-based Wedgetail airborne aircrafts.