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Airbus DS: UK accepts seventh A-400M airplane -VIDEO-

Seville, Spain - RAF now has four models in day-to-day service and three undergoing installation and testing

Airbus Defence and Space today welcomed the decision of the UK Ministry of Defence to declare that the key contractual milestone known as In-Service Delivery (ISD) has been met following the handing-over of its seventh A-400M new-generation airlifter. The transfer of the aircraft, known as Atlas in UK service, means that the Royal Air Force now has four A-400Ms in day-to-day service at Brize Norton...

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Rome, Italy, 09/15/2015 14:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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