On 5 May 2020, after five months of preparation, the OCCAR-EA Director, Matteo Bisceglia and Airbus Defence and Space representatives, Mr Didier Plantecoste and Mr Hervé Daumas signed MMF Contract Amendment 9. This Contract Amendment concentrates on capabilities required upon Entry Into Service of the first MMF Aircraft.

Even under these challenging circumstances, OCCAR continues to deliver to its Programme Participating States.

OCCAR has a new Head of Finance Division since the beginning of April. Mr Claudio Confalonieri replaces in the post Mr Guillaume Bigot, whose contract, according to OCCAR personnel regulations, came to an end in March.

On 20 January 2020, following almost six month of preparations, the OCCAR-EA Director, Matteo Bisceglia, and the AIRBUS Defence&Space representatives, Mr Didier Plantecoste and Mr Hervé Daumas,  signed the MMF Contract-Amendment No. 8 in Getafe, Spain.