Airbus announced that seven NATO member states—Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom—have launched a multinational A400M military transport fleet project. The initiative was unveiled at the NATO Summit Defence Forum in Ankara, Türkiye.
The project addresses strategic airlift capability shortfalls among European allies. It follows the model of the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) which utilizes Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft.
The pooling and sharing system covers multinationally owned fleets, shared maintenance, training, and procurement. This collaboration increases operational flexibility for air-to-air refueling, disaster relief, and medical evacuation missions.