{"id":393892,"date":"2025-11-03T14:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/?p=393892"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:10:43","slug":"indonesia-receives-first-airbus-a400m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/indonesia-receives-first-airbus-a400m\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia receives first Airbus A400M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first A400M aircraft to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, marking a key step in the nation\u2019s ongoing modernization of its airlift capabilities. The aircraft will be operated by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU).<\/p>\n<p>The handover ceremony took place at Halim Air Force Base in Jakarta, following the official transfer from Airbus\u2019s production facility in Seville, Spain. Indonesia ordered two A400M aircraft in 2021, with the second delivery scheduled for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we welcome Indonesia as the tenth operator of the A400M,\u201d said Karl-Heinz Grossman, Head of International at Airbus Defence and Space. \u201cThis delivery is a strong demonstration of the trust placed in the aircraft\u2019s multi-role capabilities and suitability for operations in diverse and challenging environments such as the country\u2019s geographic complexity. We look forward to supporting the Indonesian Air Force as it begins operating the A400M for national and regional missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Airbus will provide training and support services to assist the Indonesian Air Force with operational integration and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is also exploring the possible integration of Airbus\u2019s newly developed firefighting kit onto its A400M fleet. The roll-on\/roll-off modular system allows the aircraft to be converted into a water bomber capable of releasing up to 20,000 liters of water or fire retardant in a single pass. The capability would enhance Indonesia\u2019s response to wildfires across its widespread and difficult-to-access regions.<\/p>\n<p>Configured for cargo, troop, and medical evacuation missions, the A400M can carry up to 37 tonnes of payload\u2014including vehicles, helicopters, and relief materials\u2014and operate from short or unpaved runways. It also functions as an aerial refuelling platform, extending the operational range of the Indonesian Air Force across the archipelago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udccc Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first A400M transport aircraft to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYFpgy1pgC\">https:\/\/t.co\/EYFpgy1pgC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AirbusDefence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AirbusDefence<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Airbus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Airbus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KC4lQndsOi\">pic.twitter.com\/KC4lQndsOi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Defensehere (@defensehere_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/defensehere_en\/status\/1985306764812714046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first A400M aircraft to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, marking a key step in the nation\u2019s ongoing modernization of its airlift capabilities. The aircraft will be operated by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU). The handover ceremony took place at Halim Air Force Base in Jakarta, following the official [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":393893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56985,4127,2359,58726,4509],"tags":[59159,59208],"class_list":["post-393892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-airbus-en","category-all-news","category-companies-en","category-defense-industry","category-headlines-en-tr","tag-airbus","tag-indonesia-en-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/defensehere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}