The A400M military airlifter is still far behind than expected market success. But international interest continues. Airbus announced that Indonesia had become the tenth international customer of A400M.
Indonesia has secured an agreement with Airbus Military for two A400M multirole transport aircraft. The order was first published during Dubai Air Show in November 2021. Indonesian A400Ms will be in multipurpose configuration, capable of carrying out tanker missions.
There are agreements for 178 A400M, of which 116 have already been delivered to users. Indonesia ordered airlifters to use on islands especially. It is known that Indonesia has large, island-spread geography. A400M is aimed to provide critical transport roles for trucks and heavy excavators during disaster relief in short, unprepared runways. The aircraft is capable of delivering heavy payloads to the required territory, even without proper runways.
