Airbus Dispatches A400M to Indonesia in Showcase of Platform"s Capabilities
Airbus Dispatches A400M to Indonesia in Showcase of Platform"s Capabilities 03 Maret 2017 Airbus A400M airlifter (photo : jaalmarza) Airbus is currently in the process of flying out an A400M Atlas multirole aircraft to Indonesia in a showcase of the platform"s capabilities, sources within the Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia: TNI) has confirmed with Jane"s on 1 March. The aircraft will be landing at the Indonesian Air Force"s (TNI-AU"s) Halim Perdanakusuma base near South Jakarta, where guided tours of the platform"s features will be given to senior military and government officials on 6 March. The A400M is currently a front runner in Jakarta"s bid to improve its military airlift capabilities. Jane"s first reported in January 2017 that the Indonesian House of Representatives" commission on defence, intelligence, and foreign affairs (Komisi I) had approved a sum of USD2 billion to procure up to five A400M platforms, althoug...