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will set the benchmark in military airlift.
Spain Headquartered in Madrid, Spain, the
company’s main sites are Getafe where
the civil Airbus platforms are converted
into Multi Role Tanker Transport
(MRTT) aircraft. The other main facility
is in San Pablo close to Seville where
the complete production and final
assembly of the C-212, CN-235 and C-295
takes place in a new facility next to the
A400M final assembly line.
Airbus Military was created in April
We have lift-off!
2009, following the integration of the
Military Transport Aircraft Division
(MTAD) and of Airbus Military Sociedad
Limitada (AMSL) into Airbus. It builds
The Airbus A400M takes to the Spanish skies.
on the experience developed by the
Contrucciones Aeronauticas Sociedad
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he first Airbus Military A400M engines performed as expected. Anonima (CASA), which became
airlifter has completed a successful A six man crew tested the aircraft’s part of EADS, as MTAD, in 2000.
maiden flight lasting 3 hours flight envelope, including a wide speed CASA specialises in the development,
47 minutes following its take-off on range, the landing gear and high-lift construction, certification and support
December 11th 2009 in Seville, Spain. devices at altitude. of small military transport aircraft, while
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