Airbus risks stopping producing A400Ms for lack of new orders: Berlin offers a reprieve from the program and passes one of 16 aircraft for its army
Berlin plans to order 16 additional A400M military transport planes as part of its rearmament effort. A relief for Airbus, which seeks to maintain production of this European aircraft while its order book is reduced…
Germany plans to order 16 additional A400M military transport planes, the Federal Ministry of Defense announced on Friday, offering a breath of fresh air to this strategic Airbus program whose order book is shrinking. “The adopted modifications (of the 2027 budget) allow us in particular to order 16 additional A400M transport aircraft in tactical version,” the ministry said in a press release, without specifying the amount of the acquisition. This announcement is part of the federal budget for next year, the volume of which devoted to defense must exceed 139 billion euros, reflecting the rearmament effort undertaken by Berlin in the face of the Russian threat.
Airbus risks no longer being able to manufacture the A400M For Airbus, the prospect of such an order is particularly important. The first user of the A400M with a fleet of 53 aircraft, Germany is among the main customers of the European program. The manufacturer seeks to maintain a production rate of around eight aircraft per year while the number of aircraft remaining to be delivered is gradually reduced.
Without new orders, Airbus could ultimately no longer be able to preserve the industrial capacities necessary to manufacture this military aircraft. The A400Ms are assembled in Seville, in southern Spain. Launched in 2003, the A400M brings together seven partner countries: Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Belgium and Luxembourg.
After years of delays and additional costs, the device entered service in 2013.
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