Airbus Defence and Space · Tactical and strategic airlift
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The A400M bridges the gap between tactical transports and larger strategic airlifters, carrying outsized vehicles into short or semi-prepared runways. Four counter-rotating turboprops provide strong low-speed performance while modern fly-by-wire controls, aerial-refuelling capability, and a large cargo hold support multinational expeditionary operations.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICAirbus A400M AtlasF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
485 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
37,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
5,400 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 2013REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
EuropeDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Tactical and strategic airliftDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
