Airbus looks to expand military product lines

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  • 16MEIP03_25
Published March 01, 2016 by SAE International in United States
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Airbus Defense & Space (Airbus DS) Chief Salesman Antonio Rodriguez Barberan recently said the company's aim is to be present in most military market segments and to be number one or two in each segment. This may seem a tall order, but Airbus DS is apparently well on its way to achieving this with worldwide military products that include 1800 aircraft sold to 70 countries, with 145 operators and over 5 million flight hours accumulated. An ever-growing global footprint is making the products more supportable.

Over the past year or so, Barberan said the A00M has become operational with five air forces (France, U.K., Germany, Turkey, and Spain) and presentations have been made to nine more potential customers, with “serious negotiations underway.” The medium-size military transport aircraft achieved 28 orders in 2014, and 15 more were added in 2015. Airbus expects to maintain its 75% market share in this category long term.