Keyword: A400M
![The Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) Y-20 entered service with the Chinese military in 2016; the aircraft can be considered the Chinese equivalent of the Boeing C-17. A tanker variant is available, while the Y-20 also provides the basis for the new KJ-3000 AEW&C platform. [Cute Orca Weibo Account]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Y-20-China-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Transport aircraft trends: A market overview")
Transport aircraft trends: A market overview
We live in an era where much of the conversation surrounding air force happenings...
Paris Air Show 2025: FOC declared for...
Airbus announced at the 2025 Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget from 16...
![An Airbus A400M in French service, pictured on 25 June 2024. As things stand there will ultimately be 170 A400Ms in service with European air forces. [Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/French-A400M-Armee-de-lAir-et-de-lEspace-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Europe’s airlift rejuvenation: is it enough?")
Europe’s airlift rejuvenation: is it enough?
Within the last two decades the airlift capabilities of Europe’s air forces have been...
Heavyweight of choice?
The tank transporter, or perhaps more accurately, the heavy equipment transporter (HET) will not...
Airbus rolls out first A400M airlifter for...
The first A400M airlifter for the Kazakh Air Defence Forces has rolled out of...
Examining the French Military Programming Act 2024–2030
The ‘loi de programmation militaire’ (LPM) is a French institution. This document is discussed...
Airbus Breaks Ground at Site of Future...
Airbus has officially launched the construction of a new maintenance centre for the A400M...
LIMA 2023: IrvinGQ Looks to Parachute into...
UK parachute delivery specialist IrvinGQ attended LIMA 2023, held from 23-26 May 2023 in...
Evacuations From Sudan Continue as Fighting Shows...
Foreign powers are continuing to evacuate their diplomats and nationals from Sudan after the...
French Special Forces Acquisitions Report – Staying...
Conducting operations with small groups of fighters, and combining a solid skillset with a...