Name for A400M
Point taken surely not, however there has been only one other aircraft of similar size and performance which has come even anywhere near the C130 for longevity in operation and production and that is the Russian AN-12 with a total 1200 odd produced between Russia and China.
The A400M is probably too near in payload capability to the C17 to be a viable RAAF asset. What we really need urgently is a replacement for the DH Canada Caribou.