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NATO's AN-124s: A Russian Solution to the Airlift Problem... And More?
On March 23, 2006, NATO put a multinational airlift contract into effect. As things stand now, 6 giant Antonov An-124-100 strategic air lifters will be available to NATO members Belgium (just added), Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Non-NATO countries Finland and Sweden are also part of the "Strategic Airlift Interim Solution" (SALIS), so named because it is designed as a gap-filler until new A400M tactical airlift planes or other airlift options can be deployed in numbers by around 2025 or so.

Details of this arrangement, the Antonov's exceptional commercial success in contrast to its American counterpart, and some future possibilities are all covered below. [...]

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