© MORH Croatian Rafale pilots are practising air-to-air refuelling in cooperation with the German Air Force, developing a capability that extends the fighter aircraft’s operational range and endurance. The joint training is taking place in Croatian airspace, the Ministry of Defence announced on 11 September 2026. The training involves pilots from the Croatian Air Force’s...
Aviation News – France has launched the first phase of Pégase 2026, deploying Rafale fighter jets, A330 MRTT Phénix tankers and A400M Atlas transport aircraft...
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft delivered US Marines, UK Royal Marines and two…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau31 Aug
Three very different aircraft are competing for an Indian Air Force requirement that could reach 60 aircraft, but performance alone is unlikely to determine the winner
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier29 Aug
Warsaw is discussing a potential European-backed purchase of the Airbus transport aircraft while its DROP competition still evaluates the C-390 and C-130J
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier28 Aug
Industrial action affects a major production base for the A400M, C295, A330 MRTT and Eurofighter, alongside components for Airbus commercial aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 Aug
C-390 Millennium, C-130J Super Hercules and A400M are competing for a program that calls for most of the aircraft to be manufactured in India
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier13 Aug
Breaking down two of the top-in-class.
Welcome to another special Simple Flying episode based on our time at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026! In this video we have our correspondent Alejandro taking a very brief look at the Airbus A400M.
A Belgian-Luxembourg Airbus A400M Atlas has demonstrated its ability to operate from an unconventional landing site by landing on a public road in Sweden. The impressive manoeuvre was carried out as part of a military exercise and shows how the A400M can be used from improvised landing areas away from conventional air bases. Footage (*) […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth2 Aug
France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The Airbus A400M conducted its first firefighting operation when an aircraft operated by the French Air and Space Force (FASF) dropped fire retardant over raging wildfires in France’s southwest on Jun. 25, 2026. The […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam28 JulThe Airbus A400M Atlas has reached a new milestone in its operational career by carrying out its first forest firefighting mission in France. The French Air and Space Force military transport aircraft conducted its first drop of fire retardant on the major fires currently burning in the Gironde region, demonstrating a new facet of its […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban26 Jul
Military transport aircraft enters real-world firefighting operations for the first time using a 20-tonne retardant delivery system
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier26 JulFrance has committed an Airbus A400M Atlas fitted with an experimental retardant drop kit to the wildfire burning…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau25 Jul
The hidden benefits of Airbus' unique engines on the mighty Atlas.
AviationNews – France has commenced operational trials of the military Airbus A400M transport aircraft for large-scale wildfire suppression in its southern regions, with Spain preparing...
The Royal Navy proved that Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) can survive at sea after an airdrop and without support from ports or manned vessels. The Royal Navy announced on Jul. 8, 2026 that it airdropped an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) from an A400M in the North Sea, before the uncrewed system began operating in the […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam10 Jul
Alongside the A400M agreement, NATO has officially announced the incorporation of Finland as a new member of the Multinational MRTT Fleet, expanding the base of participating nations and reinforcing European...
At the NATO Summit Defence Forum, the governments of Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom launched a High Visibility Project for the Airbus A400M. Follow Aeronews on...
Aviation News – Seven European NATO allies have launched a collaborative High Visibility Project to build a shared fleet centered on the Airbus A400M military...
