Jean-Brice Dumont – Head of Military Aircraft

30th of November 2021

Military Aircraft Update

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE

• Faster and stronger response to the point of need, thanks to the A400M size, strategic reach and higher speed

• Tactical transport of troops, paramedics, supplies, helicopters… into Kabul

• Thousands of people rescued from Kabul by A400M emergency high-capacity flights and MEDEVAC missions

• Agility, even on a degraded security case: First evacuation from Kabul one day after operation launch

A400M vital roles in the evacuation: The Game Changer. Proven.

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• More passenger and cargo capacity, longer range, and more fuel than any other aircraft on its category helped to accomplish the evacuation flights

• Long range flights from secondary safe airports in the Region to the Home bases as well as refueling support for fighters in the zone

• Thousands of people rescued from Kabul transported to their home countries in airline comfort flights

• Flexibility to change from passenger transport role to AAR role as well as MEDEVAC operations in case of need

A330 MRTT roles in the evacuation. The benchmark in new-gen multirole tankers

9 A330 MRTT from Australia, France, NATO MMF, Singapore, Rep. of Korea and UK were deployed to support the evacuation

Germany: 37

UK: 20

France: 18

Spain: 11

Turkey: 9

Malaysia: 4

Belgium: 3

Luxemburg: 1

(as of November 2021)

178 firm orders from

10 nations

103 a/c delivered

A400MThe Game Changer

France TurkeyUnited KingdomGermany

Malaysia

Spain Belgium / Luxembourg

Kazakhstan Indonesia

Kazakhstan and Indonesia have selected the A400M as their preferred strategic airlift solution becoming the 9th and 10th A400M Operators

VERSATILITY FOR AN UNPAVED FUTURE3 aircraft in one – strategic airlift, tactical delivery and front-line tankingWorld class tactical operations in hostile environment

Meeting design goals

Paratroop, airdropping

and combat offload

Low level flight full

capability: day/night,

manual/automatic

mode

Helicopter air-to-air

refueling (HAAR):

certification tests

completed

More than 250 000

Flight Hours in

Service

68 firm orders from 14

nations

51 a/c delivered

(as of November 2021)

A330 MRTT

The Tanker of

Choice

Singapore France Rep of Korea

Australia UK UAE Saudi Arabia NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF)

Lux. Netherlands Germany Norway Belgium Czech Rep.Spain

Spanish Air Force has recently signed the acquisition of three A330 MRTT joining the MRTT Operators family

Automatic Air to Air Refuelling (A3R)

Lower operator’s

workload & lower risk:

Increases safety

Maximizes operational

efficiency. Reduces the

time required to

achieve contact

Next steps for A330

MRTT towards fully

autonomous operation

(A4R)

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATIONA3R Development and certification flight tests completed and getting closer to certification

Developed in collaboration with:

Rep. of SingaporeAir Force

Royal AustralianAir Force

Contract signed in 2019 with:

Rep. of SingaporeAir Force

C295 Key contractssigned

1st ‘Make in India’

aerospace

programme in the

private sector

16 C295 to be delivered

from Airbus FAL in

Seville and 40 to be

fully manufactured in

India

Additional contracts

for other 9 aircraft

from different

customers during the

year

INDIA C295 Acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet

New developments tested

Armed ISR version

performed maiden flight

in 2021

Flights tested impact of

the different weapons

configurations on the

aerodynamical and

mechanical integration

COMMOMISS - C295

FITS mission system

operated by ground-

based crews operation

also tested

Programme figures achieved

Delivery of the 200th

C295 in 2021 to the

Royal Canadian Air

Force

500,000 flight hours

achieved by the global

fleet

Delivering Air Power

661 a/c ordered

571 a/c delivered

686.100+ FH achieved

Delivering operational

capability in the most

demanding scenarios

(i.e. NATO BAP & EAP)

HALCON is the ideal

replacement for SAF

F-18 a/c fleet

Opportunities for

+350 a/c worldwide

The future of the Eurofighter

Cornerstones laid on

the further development

roadmap

1st step: Deliver a

common weapon

system interface on

current aircraft

infrastructure

2nd step: Deliver a

platform with additional

growth capabilities

through a/c

infrastructure changes

INDIA C295 Acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the

Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet