Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review. (PDF; 820 kB) In: Cabinet Office. HM Government, Oktober 2010, S. 25–27, archiviert vom Original am 15. Oktober 2012; abgerufen am 11. Januar 2017 (englisch): „It will replace the ageing TriStar and VC10 fleets; the first aircraft is due to be delivered towards the end of 2011; […] reduce the role of the VC10 transport/tanker aircraft to undertake air-to-air refuelling only, with the target of withdrawing it by 2013 as A330 enters service;“
Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review. (PDF; 820 kB) In: Cabinet Office. HM Government, Oktober 2010, S. 25–27, archiviert vom Original am 15. Oktober 2012; abgerufen am 11. Januar 2017 (englisch): „It will replace the ageing TriStar and VC10 fleets; the first aircraft is due to be delivered towards the end of 2011; […] reduce the role of the VC10 transport/tanker aircraft to undertake air-to-air refuelling only, with the target of withdrawing it by 2013 as A330 enters service;“