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A400M Atlas

Military airlifter for heavy cargo transport and delivery to unpaved airstrips.

by Airbus · Unveiled Jun 26, 2008 · First fielded 2013

FieldedAircraftAirFirst deliveryAug 1, 2013
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An Airbus A400M Atlas in flight during Air Legend 2025

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Milestones20082013
  1. UnveiledFirst A400M rolled out, confirmed
  2. First flightA400M maiden flight, confirmed
  3. First deliveryFirst A400M delivered to French Air Force, confirmed

Timeline3

  1. UnveiledConfirmed

    First A400M rolled out

    World presentation of the first completed A400M, identified as a rollout by the Spanish Air Force.

    SourcesSpanish Air and Space Force

  2. First flightConfirmed

    A400M maiden flight

    Sources[Recipient]

  3. First deliveryConfirmed

    First A400M delivered to French Air Force

    Sources[Recipient]

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Built with1

Operators1

  • FRFrance
First fielded
2013

News1

Sources5

  1. 1.
    OtherThe Most Insane Flight With The Royal Air Force | A400M Atlas

    Sam Eckholm · Jan 17, 2026 · Supports: System · name

    “A400M”
  2. 2.
    Company[Recipient]

    Supports: System · first fielded year, System · operator countries, System milestone

    “El primer A400M se suministró el 1 de agosto de 2013 a la Fuerza Aérea francesa.”
  3. 3.
    Government recordAla 31 en el Ocean Sky 2020

    Spanish Air and Space Force · Supports: System milestone

    “El 26 de junio de 2008 se celebró la presentación mundial del primer A400M construido.”
  4. 4.
    CompanyA400M | Military Aircraft | Defence | Airbus

    Supports: System

    “The A400M is the unique airlifter with strategic capabilities delivered to the point of need.”
  5. 5.
    CompanyEuroprop International at a glance

    Supports: System · system component:tp400-d6

    “Europrop International GmbH (EPI) is responsible for the TP400-D6 turboprop engines design, development, manufacturing and support designed to power the Airbus A400M Military Transport”

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