communiqué de presse uk and france support contract to maintain

DÉLÉGATION À L’INFORMATION ET À LA COMMUNICATION DE LA DÉFENSE
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
Paris, le lundi 8 décembre 2014
UK AND FRANCE SUPPORT CONTRACT TO MAINTAIN THEIR
A400M TRANSPORTER FLEET
The first common in-service support (ISS) contract has been awarded for the initial
maintenance and support of the A400M Atlas military aircraft.
The contract has been awarded to Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) by the British MOD’s
procurement agency, DE&S, and the French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA)
through OCCAR.
The contract covers all lines of maintenance and includes the implementation of spare parts
pooling, as well as the establishment of maintenance engineering services to the benefit of
both Air Forces.
Defence Minister Philip Dunne said:
“The signature of this joint contract for the support of the A400M Atlas fleet is the
achievement of successful British-French discussions over a number of years, and is an
important milestone of increasing mutual collaboration at the heart of agreements made
under the Lancaster House Treaty for defence and security cooperation.
“The joint support contract is another example of cooperation across a truly multinational
programme that will see 170 A400M aircraft delivered to seven partner nations over the
coming years.”
The Délégué général pour l’armement Laurent Collet-Billon added:
“The intention is to further expand on early collaboration activities where feasible and value
for money in support activities areas. This newly signed joint contract demonstrates added
value under the French and British leadership for a common approach for In-Service Support
and paves the way for possibly our A400M partners to move forward that way.”
To date, Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the seven first serial A400M aircrafts
among the 170 which have been ordered by the 7 partner nations: Belgium, France, Germany,
Luxemburg, Spain, United Kingdom and Turkey. Five aircrafts have been delivered so far to
France. The UK’s first A400M Atlas was officially unveiled by the MOD on 27 November
2014 at RAF Brize Norton.
Notes to editors:
For further information please contact:
 DE&S Press Office (Emma Hallett ) on +44 30 679 30636
 DGA/COMM on +33 1 46 19 81 51 or [email protected]
Contacts presse:
DGA/COM
Tél : 01 46 19 8151
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DICoD
Centre de presse
Tél : 01 44 42 54 02 - Fax : 01 44 42 41 22
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