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The Turkish Air Force formally accepted the
aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space at the
A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain April
14. A further ceremony will take place in Turkey
at a later date.
Following the contractual transfer of title,
the aircraft, which is the third production A400M,
will be flown to Kayseri air base in central Turkey
where it will initially be used for training.
In Turkish Air Force, the A400M will replace the
C-160 Transall offering a dramatic increase in
air transport capability to the armed forces.
About the A400M
The A400M is an all-new military airlifter
designed to meet the needs of the world’s
Armed Forces in the 21st Century. Thanks to its
most advanced technologies, it is able to fly
higher, faster and further, while retaining high
maneuverability, low speed, and short, soft and
rough airfield capabilities. It combines both
tactical and strategic/logistic missions. With
its cargo hold specifically designed to carry
the outsize equipment needed today for both military
and humanitarian disaster relief missions, it
can bring this material quickly and directly to
where it is most needed. Conceived to be highly
reliable, dependable, and with a great survivability,
the multipurpose A400M can do more with less,
implying smaller fleets and less investment from
the operator. The A400M is the most cost efficient
and versatile airlifter ever conceived and absolutely
unique in its capabilities.
About Airbus Defence
and Space
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus
Group formed by combining the business activities
of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The
new division is Europe’s number one defence
and space enterprise, the second largest space
business worldwide and among the top ten global
defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees
generating revenues of approximately €14
billion per year.
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