Firebusting Airbus A400M Completes Series of New Test Drops
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When, in July 2022, Airbus mentioned encouraging tests of a removable module dedicated to firefighting and installed on board an A400M "Atlas", the General Directorate of Civil Security and Crisis Management [DGSCGC] was skeptical, even if using a transport aircraft against forest fires... This article Airbus welcomes the success of the latest A400M firefighting tests appeared first on Zone Militaire.
Airbus A400M Firefighting Kit completes a successful test campaign in France - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP
The objective of this test campaign was to conduct an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the A400M firefighting kitAirbus Defence and Space announced on June 26 the successful completion of a series of test drops and demonstrations of its A400M firefighting demonstrator kit in Nîmes-Garons, France.The tests were conducted by the Entente-Valabre’s Test and Research Centre (CEREN), a French public institution authorised and approved by…
Airbus Defence and Space today announced the successful completion of a series of test launches and demonstrations of its A400M fire-fighting demonstration kit in Saarbrücken-Garons, France. The objective of this test campaign was to conduct an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the A400M fire-fighting kit. The tests were conducted by the Centro di Test e Ricerca delle Ente-Valabre (CEREN), a French public body approved and approved …
Airbus A400M completes Firefighting Kit testing.
Airbus A400M completes Firefighting Kit testing in France. Report: Jaryd Stock. Images: Airbus Airbus Defence and Space announced today the successful completion of a series of test drops and demonstrations of its A400M firefighting demonstrator kit in Nîmes-Garons, France. The objective of this test campaign was to conduct an independent assessment of the ... Source
Firebusting Airbus A400M completes series of new test drops
A firebusting Airbus A400M demonstrator has completed a series of new test drops during an independent assessment in Nîmes-Garons, France. The Airbus A400M, fitted with the company’s Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) firefighting kit, carried out tests to determine the distribution accuracy of the equipment and concentration of retardant upon reaching the ground. The independent assessment was conducted in April 2025 by the Entente-Valabre’s Test and…
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