"La Fuerza Aérea de Alemania está cada vez más cerca de completar su flota de 53 nuevos aviones de transporte Airbus A400M: https://www.zona-militar.com/2025/06/01/la-fuerza-aerea-de-alemania-esta-cada-vez-mas-cerca-de-completar-su-flota-de-53-nuevos-aviones-de-transporte-airbus-a400m/
Ya han recibido 49 unidades y esperan recibir la última a finales del año que viene.
Contrato para equipar 23 unidades alemanas con el DIRCM de Elbit Systems: https://monch.com/more-safety-for-a400m-crews/
El DIRCM se está probando en Sevilla, con la certificación prevista para este mismo 2025. Por su parte, la instalación en todas las unidades previstas se llevará a cabo cuando conincidan con los ciclos de mantenimiento y terminará en 2032.
A400M alemanes han participado en las últimas alertas repostando a Eurofighter británicos basados en Polonia: https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/royal-air-force-typhoon-fgr4-scrambled-six-times-in-six-days/
Reino Unido recoge en su SDR la posibilidad de aumentar el número de unidades: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-strategic-defence-review-2025-making-britain-safer-secure-at-home-strong-abroad/the-strategic-defence-review-2025-making-britain-safer-secure-at-home-strong-abroad
Augmenting the existing fleet of A400M with either more A400M, civilian charter, and/or sponsored service options, reducing routine demand on RAF air transport that does not require military capability.
Un A400M británico también ha participado en el desfile aéreo del cumpleaños del rey: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/kings-birthday-flypast-spotted-over-114500774.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAAECml8_uQZN1aGZi-jwK_QJkugFh2fCg3zuqtlZYWoA41rRZB2pvPaxiN8_moulGo_mrnqbQU5K5sInXfyIbB2gsHxJ28T0JM16Fn3EI7MwG7otUQ_IjsOeYUNWI4uGEQmgJ0993bWtB45iiWVkSXcjCjs4ZniwxT5QPBP4LnD
La primera de las dos unidades para Indonesia sale del taller de pintura: https://www.flightglobal.com/indonesias-first-a400m-breaks-cover-in-seville/163308.article
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Source: Airbus Defence & Space
Indonesia’s A400Ms will support both transport and air-to-air refuelling missions
Esta unidad será entregada previsiblemente en noviembre: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/06/17/indonesia-to-get-a400m-aircraft-in-november-waiting-for-h145m-choppers.html
Airbus cree que puede conseguir de 8 a 10 pedidos anuales durante los tres próximos años, lo cual necesita para poder estabilizar la línea de producción a un mínimo de 8 unidades/año hasta 2029. Menos no es rentable: https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/airbus-defense-boss-sees-required-a400m-orders-keep-line-open
Airbus had previously warned that its A400M backlog is dwindling and that, absent additional orders, the production line could face a drawdown in the coming years. At the end of May, Airbus had delivered 131 of 178 A400Ms ordered to date.
But Schoelhorn, on the eve of the Paris Air Show, told reporters that talks with existing customers and for export deals are going well and should enable Airbus to secure the eight-10 orders it needs this year to keep the backlog stable. “There is renewed traction” in sales campaigns, he said June 13.
The eight-10 level of order intake should also be possible in each of the next three years, he added.
Más sobre lo mismo, añadiendo que pueden ser capaces de aumentar la capacidad de carga hasta las 40T: https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/new-agreement-safeguards-a400m-production-as-airbus-eyes-fresh-sales/163446.article
Signed at the Paris air show on 16 June, an agreement between the airframer and its partner-nation customers – reached via Europe’s OCCAR defence procurement body – sets output at eight of the airlifters annually until early 2029.
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Among international prospects for the Atlas, the United Arab Emirates’ need for a new transport fleet is the subject of a major campaign.
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Other actions stemming from the new agreement include approval to increase the transport’s maximum cargo capacity from 37t to 40t. And Airbus will continue work to explore developments which could lead to the transport being used to deploy remote carriers and unmanned air vehicles from its rear cargo ramp, and potentially to act as a stand-off jammer platform.
Relacionada con este tema, tanto Francia como España adelantarán sus entregas: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-release/2025-06-france-and-spain-renew-commitment-to-the-airbus-a400m-programme-with
Paris, France, 17 June 2025 – Airbus and OCCAR have reached an agreement with the A400M launch nations to secure production for the programme for the foreseeable future, improve the cost of operations, and jointly develop new capabilities. Through the agreement, France and Spain stated their intention to advance four and three A400M aircraft respectively in their delivery schedule.
Contrato de terminales satelitales de Thales para la flota global de A400M: https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/aerospace/press_release/thales-supply-airbus-defence-spacewith-safety-satcom-its-a400m
Airbus Defence & Space has selected Thales to supply the safety satcom system of the A400M military transport aircraft programme. The A400M is a military airlifter that combines the ability to fly to long distances, carrying loads too heavy or too large for medium airlifters. Extended connectivity is thus critical for ensuring mission success and operational effectiveness.
Thales’s cockpit satcom system, the AVIATOR 700S, is the most high-performance solution on the market for pilot communication systems, providing Viasat's SB-S services + Inmarsat for military and commercial aviation. Communication via satellite enhances capabilities in communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS). Designed to meet the rigorous demands of military, government, air transport, business, and VIP platforms, this system will deliver critical date related to flight, navigation, and performance, directly to the A400M cockpit. By expanding secure connectivity and reducing pilot workload, the Thales system boosts operational efficiency. Designed to meet the latest cockpit communication standards, Thales's AVIATOR 700S system provides a sustainable solution to meet new requirements.
Airbus propone nuevas misiones para el A400M: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/web-story/2025-06-preparing-the-airbus-a400m-for-tomorrow
Entre ellas está la capacidad de funcionar como nodo de comunicaciones, lanzador de drones (50 de pequeño tamaño o 12 "remote carriers"), guerra electrónica y contraincendios.
Francia parece interesada en estas versiones e incluso se habla de que podría incrementar su flota pidiendo 8 unidades más (anteriormente parecía lo contrario, que querían recortarla de 50 a 37 unidades...): https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/france-might-arm-the-a400m-atlas-transport-aircraft-with-missiles-to-fully-exploit-its-capacities
Francia declara la FOC: https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/france-declares-full-operational-capability-for-a400m-fleet/163518.article
Curiosamente, Airbus está explorando la idea de quedarse con algunas unidades para posteriormente alquilarlas: https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/airbus-explores-a400m-leasing-idea
LE BOURGET—Airbus is exploring the concept of becoming the owner and operator of some A400M military airlifters to satisfy demand from air forces that only require a small number of aircraft.
“We're having discussions, and we're building our opinion of whether or not there is a potential business case,” Airbus Defense & Space CEO Michael Schoelhorn told Aviation Week on June 19 at the Paris Air Show. “It's not a given.”
Y ya para terminar, la exhibición aérea en el Paris Airshow de 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLNqDwOu0oQ
