Posts Tagged ‘Atlas’
Logistical challenges facing the Ministry of Defence aren’t confined to supplying troops in conflict zones. Whether it is a natural or man-made disaster, with broken infrastructure and shortages of food and water, responding to life-threatening situations and providing humanitarian assistance is an essential function of the modern Armed Forces. Playing a key role in the Armed Forces’ ability to deliver this aid is ...
An RAF Aeromedical Evacuation team has deployed on exercise with A400M Atlas for the first time. The Mobility Guardian exercise, designed to prepare personnel for medical evacuations, is being held in the US. In the largest exercise of its kind, medics from Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) together with three RAF Reserve ...
400 highly-skilled British jobs have been secured through a £410M contract to support the RAF’s airlift fleet. The contract will see in-service support provided to the UK’s Atlas A400M aircraft until 2026, sustaining numerous jobs for Airbus Defence and Space at RAF Brize Norton, as well as further jobs in the ...
Construction firm, Balfour Beatty, has recently completed work at RAF Brize Norton to develop a maintenance facility for the A400M, or Atlas. The three-bay hangar will service the 22 A400M aircraft that are due to replace the RAF’s C130 Hercules, supporting the deployment of the Joint Rapid Reaction Force. At 45m ...
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