An Airbus A400M. Delays to the Airbus A400M plane meeting its full specifications could leave the German air force without transport aircraft after 2021, according to a confidential report. "These aircraft will not fulfil important tactical capabilities, or only fulfil them to a limited extent, in the foreseeable future," the report concludes. That could lead to problems for the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, after 2021, when its ageing fleet of Transall transport planes is set for retirement. An Airbus spokesman said the programme has "made significant progress over the past year in the areas of defensive measures and paratrooper deployment".

Source: The Local May 09, 2017 14:48 UTC