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A400M 14-0028/MSN-028 Delivered to Turkish Air Force after Retrofit

Retrofit operations on the A400M, one of the world`s most advanced military transport aircraft, which can only be performed in four centers across the globe, are carried out at the Kayseri 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate (HBFM) in Türkiye under the agreement made between the Ministry of National Defense and ASFAT.

Date: Issue 122 - May 2023 Update: April 25, 2024

The 4th A400M Aircraft, which was retrofitted as part of the A400M Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (Retrofit) Project at the 2nd HBFM to international quality standards and in record time, was delivered to the Turkish Air Forces Command (TurAF) on May 2, 2023, at a ceremony attended by Hulusi AKAR, Minister of National Defense. 

In addition to Minister of National Defense AKAR, Chief of General Staff General Yaşar GÜLER, Commander of the Turkish Air Force General Atilla GÜLAN, Deputy Minister of National Defense Muhsin DERE, ASFAT CEO Esad AKGÜN, and Airbus Turkey President Simon WARD were also present at the delivery ceremony.