Airbus Advances A400M Firefighting Capability

A400M firefighting aircraft
Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
Airbus has advanced the development of its firefighting capability for the A400M airlifter after completing a series of test drops and demonstrations in France. The company’s internally developed firefighting system was put through a test campaign at Nimes, the homebase of France’s Securite Civile...
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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