correct. But when? Does anybody
know that?

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....4f051081a.jpeg
It would seem to be possible...

It is possible but it’s not exactly a regular sight in British skies. There’s still going to be a giant para shaped hole in RAF capability some time in 2023

Having been an ALM on Hercs, it will indeed be a sad day when we loose the C130 and it may be sometime before the Atlas A400M has the full para capability. But lets be honest there is a school of thought that since the last real Para Operational Jump was Suez in 1956 do we really need the full gambit. As long as we have a platform to do SF para tasks then we will have to wait until the Atlas does it all! Hat Coat etc!

We all need to remember the difference between a T&E crew doing a highly controlled capability demonstration on SPTA and the lowest common denominator crew being able to perform it operationally and under pressure. Miles apart, yet people treat them as the same - ditto for the CDS despatch and any other number of shiny photos and videos that people are using as proof that the A400M is covering C-130 tasks. Right now I'd wager there are no LLP qualified individuals on 30, LXX or possibly even XXIV.