France to add 4 Airbus A400Ms as Atlas gains new missions

France to add 4 Airbus A400Ms as Atlas gains new missions

France intends to order four additional Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft as the French Air and Space Force looks to expand the type’s role into emerging missions such as electronic warfare, intelligence, and long-range strike.  The purchase, outlined in governmental budget documents and first reported by Opex360, would lift the French Air and Space Force fleet to 41 A400Ms, in line with the 2024-2030 Military Programming Law (LPM).  The ord…