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#DefenceMatters
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"This aircraft is a true revolution in military air transport..."
Learn more about how the French Armed Forces
@Armee_de_lair
🇫🇷 are using the Airbus
#A400M
during their missions.
🎥 Watch the full story on our YouTube channel:
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And there she goes - the
#A400M
is taking to the skies at
#ParisAirShow
😍 When maneuvering in tight spaces, the A400M's unique features come into their own. This
#aircraft
is able to take off 🛫 on runways shorter than 1,150m & can land 🛬 on runways shorter than 700 m. It can
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#DefenceMatters
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The French Air Force
@Armee_de_lair
🇫🇷 became the 1st customer to receive the
#A400M
in 2013.
Since then, the 4️⃣ engine aircraft has taken a leading role in military & humanitarian missions...
Read our web story:
🔗
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✅ Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting kit on the
#A400M
during a flight test campaign.
🛢20 tonnes of water
⏱ less than 10 sec.
✈️ 125 knots speed
📏150 ft height
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Not all heroes wear capes. 🦸♂️ For those who carry out critical missions in some of the most demanding theatres of operation in the world, the
#Airbus
Flight Test Team ensures that every aircraft we deliver is safe.
Read here how the Flight Test Teams works closely with customers
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[
#DefenceMatters
]
Airbus’
#A400M
provided a “big jump” in capabilities for the Spanish Air Force
@EjercitoAire
, which is looking for additional applications of the military airlifter.
Find out more in our new customer profile web story:
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#StrongerTogether
was the motto of
#AirDefender2023
. During joint training,
#Airbus
#aircraft
from different nations proved to be key assets & showcased their operational readiness & advanced capabilities. Check out some of the highlights 👇
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🔴 Spain orders 20
#Eurofighter
jets under landmark contract to
modernise its combat aircraft fleet.
Learn more:
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Airbus will be presenting its new Wingman concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition
#ILA24
in Berlin. This fighter-type drone will be commanded by a pilot in a current combat aircraft such as the
#Eurofighter
and can take on high-risk mission tasks that would pose a
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#BehindTheScenes
of the first
#C295
for India 🇮🇳 being painted 🖌️ in our paint shop in Seville 🇪🇸.
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Live at
#AirbusTMB
. Update on the
#A400M
for Indonesia: the contract has formally entered into force. We welcome Indonesia 🇮🇩 to the
#A400M
family as the 10th operator.
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At
#ParisAirshow
, we're showcasing the latest scenarios of
#FCAS
alongside our partners. Discover the Multi Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC), Remote Carriers, NGF operating with the
#A400M
, the
#A330MRTT
, and the satellites that will power the multi-domain operations of tomorrow.
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Now it's official: Airbus will equip 15 🇩🇪
#Eurofighter
for electronic combat (EK) - and with a transmitter location and self-protection system from
@Saab
as well as "AARGM" anti-radar missiles from
@NorthropGrumman
. Read more:
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Great news! We are thrilled to announce that the Republic of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 has ordered 2 Airbus
#A400M
.
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Guten Morgen from
@ILA_Berlin
2024! 👋
We're kicking off the first day in style with an overview of our static display ✈️: the
#A400M
,
#Eurofighter
and
#Eurodrone
and more to come... Stay tuned and watch this space!
#ILA24
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A sight for sore eyes 😍
@Team_Luftwaffe
and
#TeamAirbus
just rolled out a special aircraft for a special occasion in Manching - our Tornado, sporting the “50 Years First Flight” special livery.
On 14 August 1974, it took off for the first time and since 1980 has always been on
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✅ The first
#C295
for India 🇮🇳 just rolled out of the paint shop 🎨
Learn more about the painting process of a C295 👇
#BehindTheScenes
#India
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Let's take a detailed and exclusive tour of the new generation
#C295
#FWSAR
search and rescue aircraft built by Airbus for Canada 🇨🇦
#WeMakeItFly
@RCAF_ARC
@CanadianForces
Learn more:
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🌀Give a “round” of applause 👏 to our fantastic head-turning product lineup here at
#ILA24
!
Which is your favourite? 🤩
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We are innovating for those who save dozens of lives every year such as the Spanish Air Force's UMAER by providing a new intensive care transport module to help aero evacuation medical teams.
Read our story to learn more 👇
#DefenceMatters
#C295
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Indonesia🇮🇩 has placed an order for 2️⃣ Airbus
#A400M
in multirole tanker & transport configuration, expanding the aircraft’s footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Ireland 🇮🇪 has received the 1️⃣st of 2️⃣
#C295
Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) for the
@IrishAirCorps
. The new
#aircraft
are primarily equipped for maritime surveillance, particularly fisheries protection, but will also provide the Air Corps with the capability to deliver a
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⚠️ Wet paint 🎨
✅ The first
#A400M
for the Republic of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 has rolled out of the
@AirbusDefence
paint shop.
✈️ MSN 139
📆 delivery in 2024
2️⃣ Kazakhstan has ordered two A400M
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The German Air Force received its new
@airbus
#A350
delivered by
@LHTechnik
. Thanks to its innovative technologies, this new generation aircraft offers outstanding range & advanced efficiency - it can reach almost all foreign capital cities in a non-stop flight from Berlin.
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It takes a great deal of skill to complete an Air to Air Refuelling, experience it for yourself in 360 here 👉 👈
#AirtoAirRefuelling
#360video
#A400M
#eurofighter
@eurofighter
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Airbus
#A330MRTT
becomes the world’s first tanker certified for
#A3R
automatic air-to-air refuelling operations after a successful campaign in collaboration with the Republic of Singapore Air Force
@TheRSAF
.
Learn more:
#FIA2022
#SmartMRTT
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The
#C295
displayed at the
#DubaiAirshow
is from the UAE Air Force 🇦🇪.
With more than 50 orders for the C295 in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), the reliable workhorse is widely recognized for its versatile capabilities in the regional's operating environment.
#DAS19
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Showcased at ILA Berlin: the Wingman drone.
It is a technology project that answers to the increasing need to augment capabilities of manned aircraft with unmanned platforms. It also showcases foreseen capabilities such as low observability and armaments.
More information here:
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Airbus and
@LockheedMartin
have signed an agreement for aerial refuelling for US defence customers.
#A330MRTT
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Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Future Combat Air System
#FCAS
and more: At
#ParisAirShow
, Bruno Fichefeux, Head of FCAS, explains what the "system of systems" is, what elements it consists of, & what it means for future European air power. 📹 Watch the video to
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For 60 years now, we have been working on the future of military
#aviation
at Manching🇩🇪. It is a leading centre for manned & unmanned
#military
flying systems.
On the occasion of this remarkable anniversary, we designed a special livery
#Eurofighter
. Ain't she beautiful?
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#ILA24
- Hear from our Project Manager Yvonne Wittke, introducing Airbus' new concept: the Wingman, a fighter-type drone that will be commanded by a pilot in a combat aircraft and can take on high-risk mission tasks...
Learn more about the Wingman:
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Congratulations to
@team_luftwaffe
for taking delivery at
#ILA24
today of the third
@airbus
#A350
(registration 10+3) modified and equipped by
@LHTechnik
for long-haul political and parliamentary air transport.
Learn more:
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With the
#C295
FTB2 of the
@cleansky_ju
programme, Airbus is testing technologies with a clear objective of reduction of CO2 and NOx emissions, plus noise levels.
Learn more in our
#AirbusSummit
panel discussion today at 14:30 GMT+2 and join us live
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1️⃣st out of 3️⃣ Spanish A330 has arrived at our Getafe 🇪🇸 site to undergo conversion. Acquired from Iberia, it will be converted into military tanker transport. The
#A330MRTT
fleet will be operated by the Spanish Air Force
@EjercitoAire
45 Wing, based in Torrejón Air Base (Madrid)
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The Airbus
#A400M
new generation airlifter has successfully achieved its first helicopter air-to-air dry contacts with an
#H225M
.
@DGA
@AirbusHeli
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The first
#A400M
aircraft for the Republic of Kazakhstan has taken to the skies for the first time, a key milestone ahead of its delivery in the second half of 2024.
The Airbus A400M, production number MSN139, took off from Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Seville, Spain.
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Airbus launches its Future Air Power vision at
#InternationalFighter
Conference 2017 in Berlin.
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Wow, get a load of this 🏗️
The retired Tranche 1
#Eurofighter
“30+39” is setting off for its new life - as a "pedestal aircraft" at the German's Air Force HQ in Berlin-Gatow.
Today in Manching 🇩🇪,
#TeamAirbus
and
@Team_Luftwaffe
prepared the aircraft for its overnight journey on
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🔥 Fighting fires with the
#A400M
? ✈️
During a recent flight test campaign, we tested the upgraded A400M Roll-on/Roll-off
#firefighting
prototype kit, following a first demo in June 2022. Read more:
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Airbus regrets to inform that today at approx. 12:45 an accident involving a Learjet aircraft of GFD, a subsidiary of Airbus, occurred at Hohn Air Base in the north of Germany. The aircraft impacted the ground on takeoff within the air base perimeter resulting in the tragic death
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At
#ILA24
, we're showcasing a 1:1 mock up of our
#Eurodrone
. It will ensure operational superiority to the partner nations, especially in the context of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. It will be a key pillar within the Future
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Wow 🤩
The mighty
#A400M
pushed to the limits 👍
¿Queréis ver cómo se lleva al límite un ‘gigante’ de 42,4 m de envergadura y 70.000 kg de peso? 👀🤯😱
@AirbusDefence
#A400M
#ThrowbackThursday
#TBT
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Pleased to have the Premier of Western Australia, Hon Mark McGowan MLA launch our new site in Wyndham Australia today, the first operational HAPS site in the World.
Thank you
@MarkMcGowanMP
#stratospheric
#WeMakeItFly
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Guess which Airbus military aircraft this cockpit belongs to... 😉👇
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Second MMF
#A330MRTT
landing 🛬 in Getafe 🇪🇸 after leaving the paint shop 🎨 at
@airbus
in Toulouse 🇫🇷 and will now perform further ground & flight testing.
Can you guess how long the painting process takes?
📷 by
@JorgeGuardia_
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✈️ We delivered this A400M to the French Air and Space Force! 🇫🇷 Did you know that the
@Armee_de_lair
is celebrating their 90th anniversary this week? Stay tuned and watch this space to see the French
#A400M
in action. 🔜
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A star is born ⭐
Did the first
#A400M
for Kazakhstan also make you starry-eyed 🤩 when it rolled out of the paint shop in its shiny livery?
Scheduled for delivery by the end of 2024, the A400M will enable Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 to quickly respond to any mission by rapidly deploying
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📢 BREAKING NEWS - Auto'Mate successfully completes 2nd & final flight test campaign. Airbus, for the first time ever, tested the technologies for autonomous air to air refuelling based on controlling & guiding multiple drones from Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.
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Wow!
@Team_Luftwaffe
just revealed its ambassador aircraft for
#AirDefender23
- our mighty
#A400M
with a special livery. This NATO exercise in June will bring together 24 nations & over 220 aircraft in🇩🇪. Stay tuned for more!
📸Copyright: Luftwaffe
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✈️What does it take to make the
#A400M
the powerful and versatile aircraft that it is today? Pilot Captain María Jesús Pérez de Zafra and Airbus engineer Sara Vargas share their journey with the A400M. From crisis response to future firefighting capabilities, learn more about the
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Please, take a seat. 💺
📸 This
#A330MRTT
console is used for 1 of the principal A330 MRTT mission: refueling. ⛽️
Capable of carrying up to 111 tonnes of fuel, it has the capacity of offloading 50,000 kg of fuel to a broad range of receivers during a 4h loitering mission. 🛫
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For those who secure today and tomorrow, we are developing an important part of the Internet of Military Things: Discover the future of European defence with Airbus
#FCAS
Combat Cloud!
In this system of systems, pilots and unmanned carriers will unite through data in the sky,
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The Spanish Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 Airbus
#C295
aircraft, in Maritime Patrol (MPA) configuration & in Maritime Surveillance (MSA) configuration.
The contract amounts to €1.695billion.
Read more:
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The
#A400M
has successfully achieved certification of the simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability with 116 paratroopers using both side doors (58 + 58).
Read our press release:
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#FCAS
:
@Dassault_OnAir
&
@AirbusDefence
delivered industrial agreement on demonstrator programmes covering core elements of a Future Combat Air System: a New Generation Fighter, Remote Carriers and Air Combat Cloud.
#PAS19
Read more:
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🚨 When the alarm bell rings, every second counts ⏱️
German Eurofighters stationed in Latvia🇱🇻 were activated at the weekend to intercept two Russian aircraft without flight plans.
In the event of an Alpha Scramble,
#Eurofighter
pilots on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duty only
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Taking off for the weekend 🛫 with this new delivery of an A400M for
@Team_Luftwaffe
.
That's the 45th aircraft for the German Air Force but can you guess the MSN ? 👇
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The United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 orders 2️⃣ additional airbus
#A330MRTT
. Deliveries starting in 2024.
#DubaiAirshow
#DAS21
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All eyes 👀 on the 1️⃣st
#C295
for
#India
🇮🇳 when it takes to the sky. During a recent test flight, the aircraft's jettison flares were released. Flares are part of the self-protection equipment that enhances the aircraft's survivability in combat.
#DefenceMatters
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All decked out to steal the show - the ambassador
#Eurofighter
and
#A400M
of the Spanish air force bearing the official logo of
#PacificSkies24
were revealed today.
From 27 June to 15 August, over 1.800 servicemen and women from 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷 and 🇪🇸 and as many as 28 combat aircraft and
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It's in our DNA to never stop exploring and to pioneer. Journey into the stratosphere with Zephyr S - the world's leading solar-electric,
#stratospheric
UAV.
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Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new
#Eurofighter
aircraft to the German Air Force. The renewed order from Germany secures production until 2030 and comes at a strategically important time for the program.
Read more:
Photo ©Bundeswehr
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The Airbus military aircraft family reunited in the air is a thing you don’t want to miss! 👀 Watch the A330 MRTT, A400M, C295 and Eurofighter Typhoon special formation flight celebrating
#Airbus50
Full video on our new Facebook account! ➡️
#WeMakeItFly
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If you're heading down to
@AirTattoo
July 13-15, be sure to find the
@AirbusDefence
#A400M
take a photo then head to to upload your images ✈
#InPlaneSight
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Today, we are celebrating 3️⃣0️⃣ years of the
#Eurofighter
🎂
👉Here are 30 facts about this amazing fighter you need to know:
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Watch Airbus’ Head of Military Aircraft Services, Stephan Miegel, answering key questions related to the company’s new
#SmartForce
digital support services.
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Celebrating 💯 years of pioneering aerospace in Spain 🇪🇸.
¡Feliz cumpleaños! 🇪🇸
Today marks the 💯th anniversary of Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A. (CASA) - later part of Airbus.
Watch as we honor our Spanish heritage and colleagues and look ahead to their key contribution to our ambition of pioneering sustainable aerospace.
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Stunning achievement!
Congrats to the
@RoyalAirForce
for the longest ever nonstop flight of an
#A400M
. In 22 hours from
@RAFBrizeNorton
🇬🇧 to Guam 🇬🇺, supported by two
#A330MRTT
Voyagers. Distance is not for the fearful, as they say! Keep up the great work & fly safe, Team Brize!
A RAF A400M Atlas has flown the longest ever flight by an Atlas to Gaum for Ex Mobility Guardian. During the 22hr nonstop flight, the Atlas refuelled over the Atlantic, Alaska and the Pacific.
Read More 👉
#Atlas
#A400M
#NonStopFlying
@AirMobilityCmd
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🛫 Seville ➡️ Wunstorf 🛬
We just delivered
#A400M
MSN135 to the German Air Force
@team_luftwaffe
.
Stimmt, soeben ist unser neuestes Familienmitglied, die 54+45, gut im Geschwader
#LTG62
in Wunstorf gelandet.
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The French Air & Space Force
@Armee_de_lair
is on a visit to Indonesia 🇮🇩 this week, showcasing the
#A400M
airlifter and the
#A330MRTT
multi-role tanker transport as part of mission
#PEGASE
.
#PEGASE2022
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Have you ever wondered how a
#Eurofighter
is built? It takes a total of 14 steps to finish a
#EurofighterTyphoon
. The Eurofighter is European through and through with different parts coming from the partner companies that make up the so called Eurofighter consortium: Airbus in
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6️⃣
@SpainAirForce
Eurofighters deployed for its 1st time in Romania for
@NATO
Air Policing operations.
#StrongerTogether
📷
@emadmde
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Bichita, 13 year-old female Harris’s hawk, chief bird scarer at A400M FAL in Seville, on patrol
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Day 2 is about to start! 🛫
Fasten your seat belt & enjoy the
#ParisAirshow
🤩
Don't miss today's military flying display featuring the
#A400M
,
#Tiger
&
#NH90
.
And check out our dedicated webpage for updates.
➡️
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Straight out of Seville 🇪🇸: a brand new
#A400M
for
@team_luftwaffe
took off to Wunstorf air base. 🇩🇪
Ready to carry heavy loads 📦, drop paratroopers 🪂, reach remote theatres of operation 🌏, and refuel other military aircraft in flight ⛽ to support various missions.
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