A400M Aircraft
(asked on 13th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 October 2022 to Question 53304, which (a) roles, (b) missions and (c) other tasks previously carried out by the C-130J Hercules will not be replicated by the Atlas A400M when the C-130J Hercules is retired in 2023.
This question was answered on 21st October 2022
The Atlas A400M is a versatile aircraft carrying out a range of air mobility tasks. The RAF is working at pace to ensure the military effect delivered by the C130-J is either replicated through A400M or delivered in a different way by this more modern and capable aircraft.