Airbus Military Signs Agreement With Chile
Toulouse, 18 July 2005
The FUERZA AEREA DE CHILE has signed a Declaration of Intent (DOI) with Airbus Military under which it indicates its intention to purchase up to three A400M military transport aircraft.
The DOI, signed on July 15th at the Chilean Ministry of Defence in Santiago by General Osvaldo Sarabia Vilches, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force, and Francisco Fernández-Sáinz, Managing Director of Airbus Military, is a further commitment for the A400M from a customer outside the group of seven European launch nations.
Subject to a detailed contract to be signed by December 2005, the declaration provides for Chile to take delivery of A400M aircraft between 2018 and 2022 and for Chilean industry to benefit from aerospace related industrial participation.
“I very much welcome this declaration by the Chilean Air Force,” said Francisco Fernández-Sáinz during the signature ceremony, “which strengthens our relationship with this important Latin American customer and demonstrates the growing confidence around the world in our new aircraft.”
The signature took place in the presence of the Chilean Minister of Defence, Snr.Jaime Ravinet De la Fuente, and the ambassadors of France, Germany, Spain and the UK.
The A400M will enable Chile to upgrade its airlift capability for military, humanitarian and peace-keeping activities and assist the country in strengthening its aerospace industry.
The A400M programme, was launched in May 2003 following a single order for 180 aircraft by seven European NATO nations.
The A400M, the world’s most modern military transport aircraft will first fly in 2008 with deliveries beginning from 2009.
For further information please contact:
Alasdair REYNOLDS
AIRBUS Military
Head of Communications
Tel.: +33 (0)5 61 93 39 86
http://www.airbusmilitary.com/
mailto: alasdair.reynolds@airbus.com
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
