Luftwaffe takes on first A400M with refuelling pods

The first Luftwaff e A400M to be fitted with underwing refuelling pods for tanker operations. Airbus Defence and Space AIRBUS DEFENCE and Space has delivered the first A400M in air to- air refuelling tanker configuration. The aircraft – the tenth Luftwaffe example, 54+09 (c/n 0048, ex A4M408, EC-408) – is the first with underwing refuelling pods, and the 46th A400M delivery overall. It arrived in Germany on June 30. The manufacturer delivered the first German A400M in ‘tactical’ configuration (including