The document discusses Airbus Military's products and their operational impact, focusing on their role in NATO operations in Libya in 2011. It summarizes how the A330 MRTT and A400M aircraft could have significantly improved the effectiveness and efficiency of the air-to-air refueling and airlift missions during the Libya campaign. The A330 MRTT could have provided more fuel offload capacity closer to operating areas, while the A400M could have directly airlifted heavy equipment to locations in Libya instead of relying on slower ground convoys. Both aircraft would have transformed air mobility and refueling operations.

1. May 2013
Air Cdre (R´td) Ian Elliott
Head of Defence Capability Marketing
The Transformational Operational Impact of
Airbus Military´s Products

2. Let´s go back in time to March 2011

3. Libya - Operational Timeline
19 Mar 11
First Storm
Shadow Trail
24 Mar 11
Activation order
for Sicily
22 Mar 11
Third
tanker to
Cyprus
8 Jun 11
Third tanker
recovers from
Cyprus
27 Feb 11
Second tanker
deploys to Cyprus
17 Mar 11
UN SCR 1973
Passed
26 Feb 11
RAF deploys
first tanker to
Cyprus
20 - 27 Mar 11
4 Storm Shadow Trails
and 3 Deployment
Trails (6 x Typhoon &
12 GR4 to
Gioia Del Colle DOB)
23 Oct 11
Libya declared
Liberated.
25 Mar 11
RAF tankers
deploy to Sicily
28 Oct 1 Nov
All tankers return
home

4. What is Stormshadow?
Air Launched Cruise Missile (by MBDA)
Range – up to 250km
Target sets – C2 Bunkers, airfields, ports,
power stations

5. Drag = Fuel Burn
Stormshadow is a BIG weapon! Fast jet
fuel consumption is increased dramatically
5.1 metres long
1.3 tonnes weight
20 Tonnes of fuel passed to each Tornado GR4

6. Storm Shadow Missions
2 VC10s and 1 Tristar to
support 4 Tornado GR4s
2 Further VC10s on engines
running standby and one on
ground alert
3000nm round trip
Longest UK bombing mission
since Falklands War
3 refuelling brackets to Libya
and 2 to get back to UK

7. Tanker Forward Deployment
UK GR4 SPANISH F18
UK TYPHOON USN EA18
TUNISIA
Sirte
Misurata
Ras Lanuf
Tubruq
DarnahTripoli
Benghazi
Brega
Al Kumhs
AAR OPERATING AREAS
TYPICAL FJ FLOW
VC10 RTB ROUTES
VC10 OUTBOUND
TRAPANI
AB
TO CYPRUS,
90 MINS
TO UK 150 MINS
MOVE TANKERS FROM CYPRUS TO
SICILY = 10 TONNES INCREASE IN
FUEL OFFLOAD

8. AAR Operating Areas

9. AAR Operating Areas
Closer towlines = Faster response times and
increased endurance for receivers
First Overland AAR Mission 24 Sep 11

10. Key Statistics
•9 nations provided tankers
•16 nations provided 27 types of receivers
(260 aircraft in total participated)
•Of the 26,500 sorties flown during the 8
month campaign, 25% were tanker
missions

11. Coalition Tanker Lessons
• Need for Self Defence if forward deployed
• Location of Tankers - the closer the better
• Criticality of multi point tankers in busy tactical
environment.
• Requirement for a robust supply chain – too many
sorties lost through waiting for spares

12. So, what if A330 MRTT…?!
DRAMATIC Improvements in Effectiveness and Efficiency

13. A330 MRTT will be far more:
- Capable
- Reliable
- Available

14. Proven Air-to-Air Refuelling Systems
111 tonnes
of fuel
Air Refuelling
Console to
control AAR
operations
Fuselage Refuelling Unit to
refuel large aircraft with a
probe
(e.g. A400M,C295)
Enhanced Vision System
with 3D technology
Aerial Refuelling Boom
System to refuel fighters
with a receptacle
(e.g. F-16)
UARRSI to be refuellable
by another tanker aircraft
Pair of under-wing pods
to refuel fighters with a
probe
(e.g. F-18)

15. Comprehensive Survivability Package
MWS
MWS
MWS
Air-to-Air Missile
Man Portable Air Defense
System (MANPADS)
Armoured Flight
Deck
Fuel Inerting
System
Other Self-Protection
Systems
• Radar Warning Receiver
• Laser Warning Receiver
• Chaff and Flares
LAIRCM
Turrets
Small Fire ArmsSurface-to-Air Missile
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16. Strategic Transport Capabilities
Permanent 120 m3 lower
deck capacity for 8 NATO
pallets with 36 tonnes
Capability to transport 300 troops to 4,500nm or Medevac
configuration with up to 130 stretchers or VIP configuration or
any other use
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17. Game Changing Effectiveness & Efficiency
50 personnel
Unmatched Versatility and Effectiveness mean significant cost
savings: 20%-40% lower fuel burn per kg of fuel offloaded
TODAY
12 tonnes of equipment
Spare engine, ground handling,
spares parts, luggage
Over 2800 nm (5200 km) =
Europe to Afghanistan
Direct flight = no landing
authorisation required
YESTERDAY
+
+
Various stops
Various stops
4 fighters

18. May 2013
A330 MRTT will transform AAR operations
…and A400M will have an equally
transformative effect on air mobility
…and A400M will have an
equally transformative
effect on air mobility

19. So, what if A400M had participated in Mali?

20. Mali Logistics Overview (on 20 Feb 2013)
BAMAKO
TOMBOUCTOUDAKAR
N'DJAMENA
LIBREVILLEABIDJAN
TOULON
EVREUX
PAU ISTRES
SEALIFT
3 x Ro-Ro rotations
1 x LHD rotation
1 x frigate (escort for every rotation)
6500+ tonnes (est.)
600+ vehicles (est.)
STRATEGIC AIRLIFT
C-17 rotations
An-124 rotations
An-225 rotations
Il-76 rotations
A310 rotations
A340 rotations
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
C160 rotations
CN 235 rotations
C130 rotations
10 500 tonnes (est.)
6500 passengers (est.)
2500nm

21. A400M is significantly faster
Sealift enables large quantities of equipment
to be deployed but game-changing
capabilities such as VBCI heavy armoured
vehicles could have been rapidly airlifted
directly to the point of need by A400Ms.
Ground convoys are slow and risky due to the
poor road infrastructures and Improvised
Explosive Device(IED) threats. A400Ms could
have rapidly airlifted the needed heavy
support to hold re-conquered positions
directly to the point of need in remote
locations in Northern Mali.

22. A400M fills strategic/tactical airlift gap
The very few costly Strategic Airlifters such
as An-124, An-225 and C-17 cannot airlift
heavy and outsize loads directly from France
(or even from Bamako) onto unpaved
airstrips in Northern Mali (Tombouctou,
Gao, Tessalit, etc).
Airlifters such as C-130, C160 Transall have
good tactical performance (on short/unpaved
airstrip) but cannot accommodate heavy
and outsize loads due to weight or volume
restrictions.

23. A400M is the only airlifter with combined
strategic and tactical capabilities
Tactical
Capability:
short, soft,
austere
fields
Strategic Capability: Payload-Range
Tactical
Transports
C-130
C160
… fills the current
logistic/tactical
capability gap
A400M
Strategic Airlifters
C-17, An-124, An-225

24. A400M has an optimised cross-section
for outsize loads
C-17
A400M
4.00 m
3.85 m4.00 m
C-130H
C160

25. A400M can transport all the equipment
deployed for ops in Mali
Cargo Hold: C160 Transall: C-130H-30 Hercules:
1 x EC725 Caracal helicopter + 10 x troops
Too VOLUMETRIC for Transall & C-130H-30
2 x Tiger combat helicopters
Too VOLUMETRIC for Transall & C-130H-30
1 x VBCI infantry fighting vehicle + 10 x troops + 1 x pallet
Too HEAVY & VOLUMETRIC for Transall & C-130H-30
1 x SA.330 Puma helicopter + 10 x troops + 2 x pallets
Too VOLUMETRIC for Transall & C-130H-30
1 x TRM 10 000 logistics truck + 10 x troops+ 1 x pallet
Too HEAVY & VOLUMETRIC for Transall & C-130H-30

26. A400M´s dramatic payload/range
BAMAKO
TOMBOUCTOUDAKAR
N'DJAMENA
LIBREVILLEABIDJAN
EVREUX
ISTRES
C160 Transall : 16 tonnes over 1000 nm (1850 km)
C-130H-30 : 18 tonnes over 1900 nm (3500 km)
A400M : 20 tonnes over 3450 nm (6400 km)
A400M : 30 tonnes over 2450 nm (4500 km)
A400M : 37 tonnes over 1780 nm (3300 km)
A400M : Ferry - 4700 nm (8700 km)
A400M offers twice the payload
over a similar range
or
the same payload over twice the
range

27. A400M is highly survivable

28. Delivering game-changing combat
capabilities to the point of need
BAMAKO
GAO
KIDAL
TESSALIT
TOMBOUCTOU
A400M
from France (1945 nm)

29. C-17s airlifted heavy and outsize loads
from Evreux PAVED runway BUT…

30. …only to Bamako PAVED runway
located 900 km from the operations…

31. …IMPOSING slow and vulnerable (IED)
ground convoys…

32. …while C-130s offloaded light vehicles to
hold re-conquered positions…

33. A400M could have airlifted heavy and outsize
loads…directly to the point of need

34. FASTER
 Faster than sealift for game-changing combat capabilities
 Faster than ground convoys
 Outsize and heavy equipment delivered from France directly to Northern Mali unpaved airstrips
MORE EFFICIENT
 Independence regarding allies’ hesitance to provide airlift
 Avoid cargo leasing companies availability/price hiking
 Optimised logistics flow given the then concurrent operations in Qatar/Afghanistan/Somalia
SAFER
 No more highly vulnerable ground convoys with IED threats
 Better self-protection for operations over hostile territory
Impact of A400M in Mali?

35. There is no ´what if´ for CN235/C295
“Canadian Olympic
Gold Medalist Rescued
by US Coastguard
After Freak Wave
Capsises Boat”

36. This month: Humanitarian relief in Peru

37. Multi Environment, Multi Role…..
Current ops Afghanistan etc….!

38. May 2013
Airbus Military:
Providing Military Commmanders with the
Tools to Get the Job Done!

39. Thank you
May 2013

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