Airbus’s A400M military transport aircraft faces additional schedule slips. Already six months behind pace, the aircraft could suffer more delays after its first flight this summer, reports the Wall Street Journal, quoting Louis Gallois, chief executive of Airbus parent company EADS. (Article requires subscription.) Further, Airbus will lose money building the first 180 of them, the newspaper states, citing Hans Peter Ring, EADS chief financial officer. The company conceived the four-engine A400M to fill the capability gap between the smaller C-130 and larger C-17 aircraft built in the United States, and several NATO countries signed on despite the negative view espoused by then-SACEUR USMC Gen. James Jones. Airbus has promised first delivery in 2009 and agreed to cover any cost overruns on the first 180 A400Ms that it is building for seven European customers. NATO has also agreed to purchase several C-17s.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
