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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.

  2. First flightConfirmed

    A400M maiden flight

  3. First deliveryConfirmed

    First A400M delivered to French Air Force

The latest 10 milestones. 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.

Operators1

  • FRFrance
First fielded
2013

Built With1