Military Aircraft Update
Transcript of Military Aircraft Update
Jean-Brice Dumont – Head of Military Aircraft
30th of November 2021
Military Aircraft Update
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE
• Faster and stronger response to the point of need, thanks to the A400M size, strategic reach and higher speed
• Tactical transport of troops, paramedics, supplies, helicopters… into Kabul
• Thousands of people rescued from Kabul by A400M emergency high-capacity flights and MEDEVAC missions
• Agility, even on a degraded security case: First evacuation from Kabul one day after operation launch
A400M vital roles in the evacuation: The Game Changer. Proven.
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• More passenger and cargo capacity, longer range, and more fuel than any other aircraft on its category helped to accomplish the evacuation flights
• Long range flights from secondary safe airports in the Region to the Home bases as well as refueling support for fighters in the zone
• Thousands of people rescued from Kabul transported to their home countries in airline comfort flights
• Flexibility to change from passenger transport role to AAR role as well as MEDEVAC operations in case of need
A330 MRTT roles in the evacuation. The benchmark in new-gen multirole tankers
9 A330 MRTT from Australia, France, NATO MMF, Singapore, Rep. of Korea and UK were deployed to support the evacuation
Germany: 37
UK: 20
France: 18
Spain: 11
Turkey: 9
Malaysia: 4
Belgium: 3
Luxemburg: 1
(as of November 2021)
178 firm orders from
10 nations
103 a/c delivered
A400MThe Game Changer
France TurkeyUnited KingdomGermany
Malaysia
Spain Belgium / Luxembourg
Kazakhstan Indonesia
Kazakhstan and Indonesia have selected the A400M as their preferred strategic airlift solution becoming the 9th and 10th A400M Operators
VERSATILITY FOR AN UNPAVED FUTURE3 aircraft in one – strategic airlift, tactical delivery and front-line tankingWorld class tactical operations in hostile environment
Meeting design goals
Paratroop, airdropping
and combat offload
Low level flight full
capability: day/night,
manual/automatic
mode
Helicopter air-to-air
refueling (HAAR):
certification tests
completed
More than 250 000
Flight Hours in
Service
68 firm orders from 14
nations
51 a/c delivered
(as of November 2021)
A330 MRTT
The Tanker of
Choice
Singapore France Rep of Korea
Australia UK UAE Saudi Arabia NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF)
Lux. Netherlands Germany Norway Belgium Czech Rep.Spain
Spanish Air Force has recently signed the acquisition of three A330 MRTT joining the MRTT Operators family
Automatic Air to Air Refuelling (A3R)
Lower operator’s
workload & lower risk:
Increases safety
Maximizes operational
efficiency. Reduces the
time required to
achieve contact
Next steps for A330
MRTT towards fully
autonomous operation
(A4R)
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATIONA3R Development and certification flight tests completed and getting closer to certification
Developed in collaboration with:
Rep. of SingaporeAir Force
Royal AustralianAir Force
Contract signed in 2019 with:
Rep. of SingaporeAir Force
C295 Key contractssigned
1st ‘Make in India’
aerospace
programme in the
private sector
16 C295 to be delivered
from Airbus FAL in
Seville and 40 to be
fully manufactured in
India
Additional contracts
for other 9 aircraft
from different
customers during the
year
INDIA C295 Acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet
New developments tested
Armed ISR version
performed maiden flight
in 2021
Flights tested impact of
the different weapons
configurations on the
aerodynamical and
mechanical integration
COMMOMISS - C295
FITS mission system
operated by ground-
based crews operation
also tested
Programme figures achieved
Delivery of the 200th
C295 in 2021 to the
Royal Canadian Air
Force
500,000 flight hours
achieved by the global
fleet
Delivering Air Power
661 a/c ordered
571 a/c delivered
686.100+ FH achieved
Delivering operational
capability in the most
demanding scenarios
(i.e. NATO BAP & EAP)
HALCON is the ideal
replacement for SAF
F-18 a/c fleet
Opportunities for
+350 a/c worldwide
The future of the Eurofighter
Cornerstones laid on
the further development
roadmap
1st step: Deliver a
common weapon
system interface on
current aircraft
infrastructure
2nd step: Deliver a
platform with additional
growth capabilities
through a/c
infrastructure changes
INDIA C295 Acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the
Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet