The Luftwaffe is equipping 23 A400Ms with DIRCM systems, supplied by Elbit Systems, to conduct tactical operation in scenarios with MANPADS threat.

The first of the German Air Force’s (Luftwaffe) A400M airlifters has been retrofitted with DIRCM (Directed InfraRed Counter-Measure) protection systems and handed back to the service, announced Airbus on Sep. 11, 2025. The integration work was conducted by Airbus Defence at its facility in Seville, Spain. Contents The Luftwaffe is equipping 23 A400Ms with DIRCM systems, supplied by Elbit Systems, to conduct tactical operation in scenarios with MANPADS threat. German A400M DIRCM upgrade program J-MUSIC DIRCM sensor

This comes a little over four months after Airbus was contracted by the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipme

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