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UK ATLAS fleet grows to 21

The UK’s ATLAS (A400M) fleet has grown to 21 with the arrival of ZM420 at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

The aircraft, which touched down at Brize Norton earlier this week (Tuesday 11th October), is now part of the Military Register and set to further bolster the UK fleet and provide strategic airlift capability supporting global operations.

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Members of the A400M delivery team at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) temporarily relocated to Madrid during the eight to 10 week acceptance phase to enable them to work hand-in-hand with teams from OCCAR and Airbus to successfully complete acceptance activities and enable the transfer of title to take place.

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DE&S A400M team leader Nick Moore said: “The arrival in the UK of our 21st Atlas transport aircraft is another significant milestone for the programme.  

"The A400M delivery team remains focussed on further growing the Atlas capability and we are also looking forward to the arrival of the final UK aircraft in 2023.”

 

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