Airbus seeks to rebuild trust as A400M systems fall short

Paris

AIRBUS Group has told buyer nations of the A400M transporter aircraft that it cannot deliver all of its high-tech defences according to plan, casting a shadow over some of its military uses as Europe battles growing instability on its borders.

The troop and cargo lifter was developed at a cost of 20 billion euros (S$30 billion) for seven European Nato nations and is already in service with French forces in Mali.