EADS que está a punto de realizar las primeras entregas a Australia del avión cisterna A330 a la Royal Australian Air Force, está promocionando también en Australia sus modelos A400M y C-295.
El C-295 ha sido propuesto como sustituto de los de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou retirados recientemente, cuyas labores están siendo desempeñadas por helicópteros y Beechcraft King Air 350s.
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EADS wich is preparing to start deliveries of air tankers to the Royal Australian Air Force, has also been busy promoting its Airbus Military A400M and C-295 in Australia. The A400M would be useful to Australia because it is twice the size of the Lockheed Martin C-130 and carries twice the weight, according EADS
EADS has also been putting forward the C-295 to meet the military's requirement for fixed-wing short take-off and landing aircraft. The requirement has come about because late last year the air force retired its last de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou transports.
Some of the Caribou's roles will be fulfilled by utility helicopters, but the Australian Defence Force has said publicly that it will also need fixed-wing aircraft. This procurement will come under the Department of Defence's Project 8000 phase two, which calls for "first pass" approval in the 2010-11 to 2011-12 fiscal year and a decision in either 2012-13 or 2014-15.
As an interim solution, the service has been relying on Beechcraft King Air 350s.
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