the British Royal Air Force (Royal Air Force – British Royal Air Force) has already received the latest military transport aircraft A400M Atlas Of the 22 fleets it has ordered, Airbus is a partner in the program along with Germany, France and Spain. The device arrived at Breezy Norton Base, in England, from Seville, where, like the rest of the units of this model, it was assembled. The machine’s good performance in the RAF has led to a pursuit of six more units, as indicated just over three months ago by Supreme Commander of the Air Force Mike WigstonBefore the British Defense Committee
The British Royal Air Force said in a statement on the occasion of receiving the last unit of its fleet A400 mHow “recent events in Sudan have demonstrated once again the importance of tactical air mobility”. The memo details: “Operating from a stern airport, Atlas has assisted in the evacuation and transportation of more than 2,200 people to safety.”
As explained Air Vice Marshal Mark Floyen-This aircraft has a flight control system Fly with a wire [por cables] and a fully digital cockpit. It can carry a 37-ton payload over 2,000 miles (over 3,220 km), to both existing or remote civilian and military airfields. “Its exceptional short-range performance allows it to operate from short unprepared and semi-prepared runways, all with night vision goggles.”
The platform will continue to be developed with the aircraft retrofit program to reach an operational configuration with points of interest common to other operators’ aircraft in the aircraft. A400 mFrance, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Benelux and Malaysia, the RAF explains in its note. In parallel, its tactical capability will continue to expand, including full range support for UK Airborne Forces.
Since entering service with the RAF in 2014, the atlasHe has proven his worth time and time again, the text continues: “He excelled during relief operations in the Caribbean and contributed fully to the military response to the virus, transporting patients, equipment, and vaccines.” In addition, it “played a key role in evacuating authorized personnel from Afghanistan and Sudan, and supported UK defense operations around the world, including in the Middle East, the Falkland Islands, and Mali.”
he A400 m It also supports long-term operations in the Middle East and air police operations in the Middle East NATO in the Baltic Sea. Finally, the official source explains, “In the UK, A atlas It has a 24/7 national standby commitment and back up UK Border Force with marine reconnaissance (MRR) in the English Channel, long-range search and rescue (he) and observation. a atlas It is also based in the Falkland Islands, providing marine reconnaissance, search and rescue and medical evacuation services in the South Atlantic, as well as in-flight refueling and airdrop supplies in Antarctica.”
High availability
he A400 m It is considered a device capable of accomplishing tactical and strategic military transport missions. It is an aircraft model with which the British service has achieved higher than average availability rates for aircraft in recent months. C-130 c tactical transport Boeingthat A400 m by Airbus replaces.
Between March 2021 and last September, the availability of US aircraft, specifically, was less than 60%, while European aircraft, largely intended to replace C-130 cThey received rates between 65 and 70%, according to a parliamentary response on November 14.
As for the third model of the Royal Air Force military transport aircraft, the model C-17also from Boeing, is the one with the best results: between 75 and 88% availability over the same indicated period.
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