Declaration Of Intent Regarding the Establishment of Multinational A400M Unit

The Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium,> The Federal Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany,> The Minister of Defence of the French Republic,> The Minister of Defence of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg,>> Declare their intention to establish a multinational A400M unit>>> In Deauville, we agreed to make effort to develop European airlift capabilities in support of national and multinational needs. The intention to launch a European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) project was made for this purpose by 12 nations.>> A400M provides a unique opportunity for European countries concerned to pool their resources and better share assets and resources in a more cost effective way.>> It is in this spirit that we, the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Minister of Defence of the French Republic and the Minister of Defence of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg declare our intent to establish a future A400M multinational unit.>> This unit will be part of the EATF project and we declare being ready to welcome, in the future, any contribution to this multinational unit from other Member States. Modalities with regard to each Member States participation (number of aircraft, sharing of cost and resources) as well as other issues like basing, maintenance, training and command will be developed in the coming months and detailed in a Letter of Intent, in which as well the implementation of the European air transport command will be acknowledged.>> This Declaration of Intent is established in four original copies in the English language. A French version will be circulated to all Participants at the earliest opportunity.