What is the volume of an Airbus A400M?

With a maximum payload of up to 37 tonnes (81,600 lb) and a volume of 340 m3(12,000 ft3), the A400M can carry numerous pieces of outsize cargo, including vehicles and helicopters that are too large or too heavy for previous generation tactical airlifters, for example an NH90 or a CH-47 Chinook helicopter or a heavy …

What will replace the C 17?

Globemaster III
The horizon is still far off, measured in decades, not months or years. “It’s really pretty far out there to think about the full replacement of the C-17.” The Globemaster III will be a stalwart for years to come.

What is the largest US military aircraft?

C-5 Galaxy
With a payload capacity of almost 135 tons, the C-5 Galaxy is the largest aircraft routinely operated by the U.S. military. The Air Force announced it was reactivating the monster airlifer in May 2017.

How much does a Boeing C 17 cost?

December 3/20: Canada Canada will receive new equipment for its Royal Canadian Air Force C-17 transport planes, the US government announced. The DoS approved the upcoming sale that is estimated to cost $275 million and the US Congress has been notified of the proposed deal.

Which is better Airbus A400M or Lockheed Martin C-130?

Airbus A400M loses out to Lockheed Martin C-130 with French purchase – Washington Business Journal The French purchase of Lockheed’s C-130 is “an admission by the French that for some things you need a different plane — particularly the Hercules.”

Which is better the A400 or the C-130 Hercules?

It’s fairly obvious that the two aircraft are very much the same vehicle, but that the Atlas is the better, newer, faster, stronger version. All-in-all the C-130 Hercules and A400M Atlas are different when it comes to looks, performance, and abilities. But when it comes to serving the military they both perform to the utmost of their abilities.

Which is better Antonov A400M or C-130J?

A400M is bound to be massively expensive, if not in flyaway price than in the tens of billions of taxpayer money that have been and are being sluiced into it through other channels. Antonov is first and foremost an Ukrainian company.

Which is better the C17 or the A400M?

The A400M will cost about half as much and carry about half as much tonnage as the C17. One of the design criteria for the C17 was that it had to be able to accept an all-up M1 Abrams tank, which it can do handily, along with a fair amount of support troops and equipment.