OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) announced a contract amendment on the current Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) programme on 25 September so as to include Germany and Norway as participants to the project along with the Netherlands and Luxembourg. 

This amendment exercises a contract option to significantly increase the scope of the project from the two A330 MRTT aircraft initially ordered to seven aircraft in total. 

Airbus Defence and Space also announced the receipt of the new order for five Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transports from OCCAR in a press release issued on the same day.