Indonesia Completes A400M Fleet with Second Delivery, En Route to Expanded Tanker Capability

Indonesia has received its second Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, completing a two-aircraft order placed in 2021. The aircraft, A-4002, landed at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on March 28, 2026, after a detour across two oceans due to escalating conflict in the Middle East. The second aircraft has hose-and-drogue aerial refueling pods, expanding the Indonesian Air Force’s A400M fleet into a tanker role. The delivery was confirmed by the Defense Ministry on March 25, 2026. The first aircraft, A-4001, was delivered on November 3, 2025. Indonesia has also evaluated the integration of Airbus’s modular firefighting kit on both aircraft, which would allow rapid conversion into a water bomber capable of releasing up to 20,000 liters of retardant or water in a single pass. The completion of the two-aircraft order does not necessarily close the chapter on Indonesia’s A400M fleet, as negotiations for additional aircraft may begin in the near term. The article was first reported by AeroTime.