Luxembourg Airbus A400M
 

Newly assembled Luxembourg armed forces first Airbus Military A400M takes its first flight

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/pres...en-flight.html

(photos courtesy of Airbus Military)


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Nice jet, but news to me that Luxembourg has any armed forces - they must be pretty small.

From Wiki: The Luxembourg Army is the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. As of December 2018, it has 414 personnel.[

I suspect though, like the Swiss, most able-bodies citizens are militarily trained

Luxembourg isnt long enough for a landing strip is it?

A national flyover between putting in the bread and it becoming toast.

If Luxaviation is anything to go by; I give it 2 years before they have an H24 airborne Nuclear deterrent and a dozen carriers at sea :}

You do know that one of the largest air cargo operators in the world is based out of the Luxembourg airport?

In keeping with the tradition. What does it say about your country when the national carrier only carries cargo?

(PS - I know about Luxair before anyone mentions!)

Rather cargo than pox-ridden bat and mongoose eaters exporting their vile infections around the globe...

Not as far as I know, having lived there 11 years, with many many Luxembougish friends, etc. None of the able bodied were military trained unless they opted to join the Army.

I have also visited the Luxembourg forces, and yes, they are very small indeed. The country may be small, but the quality of life is second to none. :ok:

they all work for the EU