Airbus has signed a contract with the German procurement agency BAAINBw to equip 23 A400M aircraft of the German Air Force with Directed Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM).
Airbus employee representatives have called for Germany to take a leading role in military aircraft manufacturing, criticising the government’s reliance on American defence systems.
OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) has extended its Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the A400M Military Tactical and Strategic Airlifter.
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Airbus A400M for the Republic of Kazakhstan to become the cornerstone of the country’s tactical and strategic airlift operations.
Airbus has signed two strategic contracts with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), an international organisation based in Bonn, Germany, which manages the A400M programme.
The German parliament has approved a financing plan to modernise the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, following a wider set of military spending measures.
During the week of 7 October, NSPA successfully processed the very first automated A400M Engine Repair Order through the A400M Logistics Portal System (ALPS).
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed the Engine Support Step 2 (ESS2) contract with Europrop International GmbH (EPI).
The A400M is the most advanced, proven and certified airlifter available, combining 21st century state-of-the-art technologies to fulfil the current and upcoming armed forces’ needs.
Rheinmetall and Airbus have transferred an A400M cargo hold simulator to the Bundeswehr’s 62nd Air Transport Squadron (LTG 62) at Wunstorf in Lower Saxony.
A Royal Air Force Atlas A400M transport aircraft conducted an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) on Exercise Arctic Phoenix in Norway to provide vital training for RAF personnel.
Airbus Defence and Space has conducted a new flight-test campaign of the A400M Roll-on/Roll-off firefighting prototype kit.
