Decision Time Nears For Next Evolution Of Airlifters

Robert Wall Steve Trimble Tony Osborne Brian Everstine December 02, 2025
Airbus A400M

Airbus is promising UAE companies workshare on the A400M and on other programs, hoping to land an order.

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The Western airlifter market is set for change as manufacturers finalize product upgrade plans and customers make choices about their fleet evolution. Near-term decisions at Airbus and Embraer could lead them to introduce new capabilities on their airlifters before the end of the decade. In the U.S...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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.

Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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