A400M
Latest A400M transport aircraft is delivered to the Royal Air Force
July 10 by Defence IQThe Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce it has taken delivery of its third A400M Atlas aircraft, which has flown to the UK. The next-generation transport aircraft took off from the assembly...
Strategic and Tactical Airlift Debated by Defence Leaders at Military Airlift 2014 Conference
June 25 by Joel MullishAt last year’s Military Airlift conference in London in September, leading experts met to discuss the future of strategic and tactical airlift, particularly focusing on the impact of the A400M...
France budgets for C-130 transport plane as A400M delays continue
May 21 by Defence IQ PressThe French ministry of defence has made provisions in its latest defence budget for the possible acquisition of four C-130 Hercules military transport planes from Lockheed Martin following on-going...
First A400M delivered to French Air Force, finally
September 30 by Defence IQ PressThe first A400M was officially handed over to the French Air Force on Monday at the Airbus assembly line in Seville. It is the first of 50 ordered by France and of the total of 174 on order globa...
French increase military airlift capabilities by taking delivery of first A400M
August 13 by Defence IQ PressThe first A400M has finally been delivered to France after 10 years of development and over 5,000 flight-test hours. The A400M Atlas – as it will be known to the French Air Force – will...
Getting the A400M in the air – and keeping it there
October 03 by Richard de SilvaOCCAR, or ‘Organisation Conjointe de Coopêration en matiére d'Armement’ (the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation),was established by an Administrative Arrangement in 1996 by the...
Opinion: Confusing the UK Defence Budget Debate with Faulty Falklands Comparisons
September 15 by Defence Dateline GroupOne of the most oft-cited arguments against the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal from front-line service as part of the UK’s SDSR has been the danger that a ten years plus gap in carrier operati...
Yankee Military Dollars Trade Up in Global Defence Markets
May 03 by Defence Dateline GroupIn the cagey and competitive world of global defence spending, the US still stands alone as the key trendsetter. American global dominance in the global defence arena means that all the world’...
As Europe Wakes to Defence Spending Shortfall, NATO Risks Losing US Investment
March 14 by Defence Dateline GroupBehind today’s recession led military budget debates lies a fundamental truth that is exacerbating the pain of defence retrenchment. This is that much of Europe has been under-investing in def...
Fourth Airbus Military A400M makes first flight
January 04 by Airbus MilitaryGrizzly fleet ends 2010 with 1,000 hours in the air The fourth Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has made its first flight – the culmination of a highly successful 2010 which also s...
Part II - Military Airlift Briefing Paper
December 22 by Defence IQ DigitalMilitary airlift is an integral part of aerial warfare and in similar fashion to naval warfare, is not an end but a means. Its main objective is to support, sustain and assist ground forces. This vi...
Part I - Military Airlift Briefing Paper
December 20 by Defence IQ DigitalMilitary airlift as a concept and a tactical tool for military commanders has been around for as long as aircraft have been used to transport personnel, equipment and supplies between ground destina...