In 2005, Malaysia placed an order for four A400M military airlifters:
"08 December 2005 Malaysia joins A400M programme
The Malaysian government has today signed a contract for the purchase from Airbus Military of four A400M military airlifters.
The contract, signed in Langkawi by Malaysia’s Secretary General for Defence, Tan Sri Subhan Jasmon brings the number of firm orders for A400M to 192 aircraft."
I guess in Malaysian eyes, the danger of purchasing American is the denial of spares due to political expediency. The Malaysian aircraft were slated to be delivered in 2013.
Meanwhile, the A400M programme was delayed by another 6-12 months. In these days of complex aircraft, it would not be surprising given the delays of the 787 and A380 airliners.
2 comments:
Less see how many are going to crash during training.
d;-)
They are buying four?
A loss would be 25% of the entire force!
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