French PM orders deployment of A400M military plane to help battle fires
July 25, 2026 08:30
PARIS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has ordered the armed forces to deploy an A400M military transport aircraft as early as Saturday to help combat fires raging in the southwest, his office said.
The aircraft is to be equipped with a dispensing kit that can release 20 tons of fire retardant, equivalent to the capacity of two Dash firefighting aircraft. Its deployment had previously been scheduled for the end of the month due to preparations and testing.
