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A400M – New Horizons
Entry Into Service and Production Ramp-Up
Rafael Tentor-Auñon / Head of A400M Programme
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Progress since TMB 2013
Aug’13 - Unpaved Runway tests in Zaragoza
TMB May 2013
Combat Off-Load Test in UK - Jul’13
MSN 7 delivered to the first customer France -
Aug’13
Air to air refuelling tests with C-160 - Nov’13
First mission of French Air Force in Mali - Dec’13
Jul’13 - Initial Operating Clearance achieved
MSN 9 delivered to Turkey - Apr’14
Aerial delivery flight tests started - Mar ‘14
MSN 10 for France starts the delivery process - May ‘14
Nov’13 – Completion of EF fatigue test
MSN 8 delivered to France - Nov’13
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A400M – New Horizons
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August 1st 2013 marks the beginning of a new era:
09 June 2014
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A400M in service
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MSN 7, MSN 8 and MSN 9 in-service
09 June 2014
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Orléans (France) Kayseri (Turkey)
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Mission ready from the start
*Photos: French Air Force
Mali French Guyana
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Flight test campaign progressing …
09 June 2014
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Full flares jettison tests performed RAS/Wedge flight test campaign completed
6,343 hours in
2,278 flights
Air drop of paratroopers and gravity loads
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… and ground testing as well
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Loading a 28 ton
military vehicle
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The A400M aircraft: some features
Transport of 20 tons over 6,400 km at Mach 0.72 and 40,000 ft altitude
09 June 2014
A400M – New Horizons
Wide range of loads that cannot be transported in
previous generation tactical airlifters
Unique performance: 25 tons payload into
750 m grass/sand soft unpaved airstrips
Unique aerial delivery
performance: from 40,000 ft to
15ft up to 116 paratroops
High survivability: designed
to operate in the most
hostile environments
Refuelling capabilities
as tanker and receiver
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Production in full ramp-up
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A/C Finalisation
(FL&FTC)
Hangar C1.1 (Airframe)
Hangar C1.2 (GST)
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Final Assembly Line
Components manufacturing and assembly
Long Lead Items
• 14 aircraft in FAL: MSN11 to MSN24 + MSN10 in Delivery Center
• 20 aircraft in various stages of production / Assembly: MSN25 to MSN44
• 9 aircraft in Long Lead Items procurement process: MSN45 to MSN53
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Short-term deliveries
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MSN 11: Delivery process started
MSN 12: final stages to delivery MSN 15: First UK aircraft
MSN 10: In final delivery process
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Current order book
France
(50)
Belgium
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Luxemburg
(1)
UK
(22)
Germany
(53)
Spain
(27)
Turkey
(10)
174 aircraft contracted by 7 European Launch Nations and 1 export customer:
Malaysia
(4)
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Ready for export market
Abu Dhabi
(on Middle East Tour 2013)
Mexico 2014
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• Export version complying with ITAR regulations
developed
• First slots available in 2017
Abu Dhabi
(on Middle East Tour 2013)
Mexico 2014
Kazakhstan 2014
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The difference, only an A400M can make
BAMAKO
GAO
KIDAL
TESSALIT
TOMBOUCTOU
A400M from France (1945 nm)
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In-Service Support Activities
Next Entries into service:
UK in September
• Airbus Military UK in preparation for service delivery
• Part 145 audit planned for August with accreditation
foreseen in September
Germany in November
• Airbus Military Deutschland GmbH in preparation for
service delivery
• Application for System Support Contractor (SbF) for
BAAINBw to be filed in June
According Integrated Logistic Support products (technical
publications, aircraft ground equipment , spares…) in
preparation for delivery
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What’s next ?
• Deliver MSN 10 to MSN 14 with full logistic capabilities
• Deliver MSN 15 to UK with initial tactical capabilities (Paratrooper operations from ramp
and side doors, RAS/Wedge aerial delivery)
• Next target is 2015 standard with new tactical capabilities when aircraft will get full aerial
delivery, self defence and tanker capabilities
All Airbus Military & partners’ teams are fully devoted
to meeting these Programme key targets!
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Progressive additional military capabilities P
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CA
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S
BASIC LOGISTIC
Transport of troops / loads
Kneeling & Raising
MEDEVAC
Life Rafts
INITIAL TACTICAL CAPABILITY
Aerial Delivery of Paratroopers
RAS / Wedge, Combat offload of vehicles
Tactical COMMS Management
EDS, EVS, Inerting Systems
Initial unpaved runways operations
Additional Tactical /AAR capabilities Additional Configuration
Air-Air Refuelling (Full)
Search and rescue Patterns
Terrain Reference Navigation
Full Common Standard Aircraft
capability
Low Level Flight
Additional Configuration
Future Air Navig. System
Additional Tactical capability
Polar area navigation
Required time of arrival
Speed guidance in all phases
Additional Configuration
TOPOCS (Take-Off & landing Performance
Optimization Computer System )
Additional Tactical/AAR capabilities
Aerial Delivery of Loads
Air-to-Air Refuelling (initial partial)
Combat offload of pallets
Additional Configuration
Defensive Aid (full DASS): RWR,
MWS-PE
FM
S fu
nctio
ns o
nly
(S
W)
2014
2015
2013
2016
2017
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2018
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In 2014, A400M is in operation in two main Customers: France and Turkey
Initial Operational Clearance achieved
Customer Services activities in place in Orléans (France) and Kayseri (Turkey)
Beyond initial deliveries, programme ramp-up is reality
Up to MSN 21 in the Final Assembly Line
Up to MSN 53 in different stages of production
THE A400M HAS BECOME
THE BENCHMARK AIRLIFTER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Conclusions
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