The first joint French-Italian “operational” SAMP/T firing took place successfully at Biscarrosse on the 20th May 2014. Firing sections from both France and Italy were used concurrently and fully integrated in the French Air Defence command chain, and all the missiles successfully hit their designated targets.

The official ceremony for the delivery of the first A400M ‘Atlas’ (Manufacturer Serial Number 009/MSN009) to Turkey was held on 12 May 2014 at the Military Airbase Command in Kayseri. 

On the 27th February 2014 in La Spezia shipyard, the third Italian frigate, named after the World War II Italian hero “Carlo Margottini”, was delivered by OCCAR to the Italian Navy.

OCCAR-EA signed a 4-year A400M Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the NSPA (NATO Support Agency) on 21 February 2014, marking a further key milestone in the expanded cooperation with NSPA.