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Wheeled armored vehicle Piranha 5 loaded in Airbus A400M

Issue No. 11 | June 1-15, 2016Photo(s): By General Dynamics

In April, General Dynamics European Land Systems and Airbus Defence and Space successfully demonstrated the load of a Piranha 5 8 x 8 armoured personnel carrier (APC) into an Airbus A400M cargo aircraft during an evaluation exercise. As part of the drill, the Piranha 5 was driven into the cargo compartment and completely tieddown according the airlift procedures.

The objective was to validate the boarding of a Piranha 5 in the cargo compartment without any special preparation as part of a broader A400M evaluation process, demonstrating the transport capability of combat vehicles.

The demonstration was conducted at Airbus Defence and Space site in San Pablo (Seville, Spain), which is the final assembly plant for the A400M.