A400M Takes On Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules Duties

Royal Air Force Airbus A400M

The A400M is becoming a familiar sight as it takes on more RAF air transport missions, including recent earthquake relief aid flights to Turkey.

Credit: Cpl. Will Drummee/Royal Air Force
The UK Royal Air Force is in the final throes of transferring the many tasks and missions of its Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules fleet to the Airbus A400M. The service has had to move quickly to compress development of the C-130Js’ missions onto the A400M following the Defense Ministry’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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