A400M

Deliveries of two Airbus A400M military transport planes to Turkey in 2016 are expected to be delayed and talks are ongoing on delivery of a replacement for one that crashed on its maiden flight last year, a defense official told Reuters. Ankara signed a deal for 10 of the Airbus heavy cargo and troop carriers […]

A third A400M military transport aircraft was delivered to the Turkish Air Force, Turkish officials said. Turkey suspended the flights of the two A400Ms delivered by the Airbus Group, the plane’s manufacturer, after an A400M crashed near Sevilla, Spain, last year. Turkish officials said the two aircraft were sent to Airbus for retrofit work and […]

Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has resumed deliveries of the A400M Atlas airlifter following the lifting of a grounding order that had been in place since the fatal crash of aircraft MSN023 in May. The first production-standard aircraft to leave the Seville final assembly line (FAL), since the grounding was enacted by the Spanish authorities […]

An Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, which had been ordered by Turkey, crashed Saturday near the Seville airport, killing four crew members and gravely injuring two other crew members, Airbus Defence and Space said. “We confirm that there has been an accident with an A400M in Sevilla,” Airbus Defence and Space said in a statement. […]

Airbus Defence and Space (DS) recently doubled the production rate of its A400M Atlas airlifter as it looks to make good on delayed deliveries, the company has revealed. Production at the final assembly line (FAL) in Seville, Spain, has now been raised from 1.25 to 2.5 aircraft per month in an attempt to address the […]

The deliveries of two A400M military transport aircraft for Turkey, scheduled for this year, are facing delays, procurement officials here said. The delay will result in penalties for the maker of the aircraft, Airbus Group, the officials said. “The penalties specified in the contract can be cash payment or free equipment and services,” one official […]

Germany has offered Turkey the opportunity to participate in the Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS) missile project, IHS Jane’s has learnt. Berlin’s offer to Ankara was made during a meeting held between Major General Benedikt Zimmer, Director-General of Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support at the German Ministry of Defence (MoD), and […]

Turkey has received its second A400M tactical transport aircraft, the country’s procurement office announced Tuesday. “Delivery of our MSN0013 (A400M) aircraft, with the tail number 14-0013, the second of 10 aircraft to be procured within the content of the A400M Strategic Transport Aircraft Program … materialized on Dec. 22, 2014,” said the Undersecretariat for Defence […]

Turkey’s military and procurement planners are favoring a “hybrid” approach which they believe will optimize their logistical requirements and help them maintain a fine balance between new and old gear. “We have a general understanding to avoid both extremes,” said one procurement official in charge of planning. “We don’t think a general framework would yield […]

Atlas, a giant A400M carrier plane that the Turkish military acquired from manufacturers Airbus in May, has completed its first international flight, the army said in a written statement July 7. Atlas carried the Solotürk , a demonstration team using a F-16 fighter jet, to London on July 2 and touched down in Luxembourg on […]