The first operational use with the German Luftwaffe took place on February 4, 2009, when three German Eurofighter Typhoons were refuelled by an A310 MRTT tanker aircraft during their deployment from Laage Airbase (Rostock, Germany) to Yelahanka Airbase (Bangalore, India).
Penggunaan operasional pertama dengan Luftwaffe Jerman berlangsung pada tanggal 4 Februari 2009, ketika tiga pesawat Jerman Eurofighter Typhoon yang mengisi bahan bakar oleh pesawat tanker A310 MRTT selama penerbangan mereka dari Laage Airbase (Rostock, Jerman) ke Yelahanka Airbase (Bangalore, India).