Tag: A400M
Israeli DIRCM laser to protect German A400M transport planes
Diehl Defence signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Elbit Systems, to equip the Bundeswehr´s Airbus A400M transport aircraft with the Israeli developed J-MUSIC self-protection system. Set to receive the first systems by 2015, the German Atlas would be the first A400M to fly with a DIRCM system
UK, France to Invest £120 million in a Joint UCAV Study
The UK and France have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation following a Summit at RAF Brize Norton today. A communiqué signed by the Prime Minister...
Airbus Military A400M successfully demonstrates flares release
Airbus Military has successfully demonstrated the release of decoy flares from the A400M new generation airlifter as part of the development of the aircraft´s...
China Unveils Photos of New Y-20 Heavy Transport
Xi’an Aircraft Corporation’s Y-20, is the latest in a long series of new military aircraft China has introduced to the world recently. The aircraft bears a striking resemblance to the US Air Force C-17 Boeing-built transport, but appears to be of a size that might fit somewhere between the C-17 and the Airbus A400M.
A400M Takes Off!
The newest European Military Transport Aircraft, Airbus A400M took off on its maiden flight today from Seville Airport in Spain, with Airbus Chief Test Pilot Military,...
Airbus Military Absorbed into a Business Unit of Airbus Industries
EADS announced the reorganization of its military transport activities, absorbing its formerly independent military transport aircraft division (MTAD) into Airbus Industries, to be operated...
Airbus military Celebrates A400M Roll-Out
Airbus Military rolled out the first complete A400M military transport aircraft today. The event took place at the A400M Final Assembly Line facility in...
A-400M
Following repeated delays the A400M program is now in full swing, with the first aircraft undergoing final assembly in Seville, Spain. Assembly will be...