Defense Projects and News

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.

The first of two Airbus A400Ms ordered by Kazakhstan was handed over to the customer at a ceremony in Almaty, south Kazakhstan, after a ferry flight from Airbus’ A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, southern Spain, a few days earlier. “Proven for over a decade in military and humanitarian operations worldwide, the A400M is a game changer for the Kazakh Air Defense Forces, delivering unrivalled tactical and strategic capabilities in a single platform,” said Jean-Brice Dumont, Head of Air Power at Airbus Defence and Space. “A second A400M, currently in production, will further strengthen these capabilities on its delivery in 2026.”

A US-2.

It has been 10 years of operations of the A400M with the German forces. On December 18 2014, Airbus handed over the first A400M to the Bundeswehr. One day later the aircraft landed in Wunstorf at the 62nd Air Transport Wing (LTG 62), the home base of Germany’s A400Ms. As of December 2024, Airbus has delivered 48 of the 53 A400Ms ordered to the German Armed Forces. 47 of the aircraft delivered are stationed at the air base in Wunstorf, and one aircraft is at Airbus in Seville for testing the self-protection system.

Japan is also set to acquire additional JASSM-ER weapons. The United States government has cleared the sale of the type of armament to potentially arm Japanese combat aircraft in the future. It is believed that this is additional missiles to the previous sale that was then estimated to cost approximately $104 million.

France on track to get final tranche of Rafale fighter aircraft. Dassault is expected to complete tranche 4 of the domestic production order for France.

Portugal Air Force KC390 departure.

Fairly short landing from the KC390...this one operated by the Brazil Air Force.