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French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Armenia was presented as an important diplomatic milestone.
According to Le Figaro, Macron’s visit to Yerevan centred on a strategic partnership with Armenia. Defence cooperation was also part of that picture. In 2024, Armenia ordered 36 Caesar howitzers from France.
But exclusive materials obtained by AnewZ raise questions that go beyond the public partnership.
The main question is this: was a deeper, covert military track developing in parallel with diplomacy?
ADS-B flight-tracking data exclusively obtained by AnewZ shows that an Airbus A330-200, registered F-UJCS and belonging to the French Air and Space Force, was moving towards Yerevan on May 4.
The next day, the aircraft flew from Yerevan to Paris. A few hours later, it moved from Paris towards Istres-Le Tubé, a French military air base near Marseille.
These records do not prove what was on board.
But they raise a serious logistics question.
Was this only official transport after the visit?
Or was it part of a wider military support chain?
The same aircraft also appears earlier in other flight-tracking materials linked to Japan and South Korea. Screenshots reviewed by AnewZ show F-UJCS, using the callsign CTM021, moving east from Europe on March 28. It later appears around South Korea and Japan on March 29, April 2 and April 3.
That timing matters.
Macron’s Asia tour ran from March 31 to April 3. On April 1, the French and Japanese defence ministers signed the Japan-France Defence Roadmap. On April 3, Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed to deepen cooperation, including in defence and energy.
Again, this does not prove cargo.
But it places the aircraft within a broader picture linked to defence diplomacy.
Then came the A400M data.
A flight-tracking image from May 11 shows a French military A400M, callsign CTM2025, moving east towards the South Caucasus.
According to information being examined by AnewZ, cargo linked to this route was declared to Georgia as gas cylinders, lithium batteries and chemical substances.
The key question is whether the actual cargo was different.
Could it have included components, assemblies or auxiliary equipment linked to Caesar systems?
That question became more pressing after Caesar howitzers were seen in Yerevan. The systems were reportedly visible during preparations ahead of Armenia’s May 28 Republic Day parade.
Open sources say Armenia signed a contract in 2024 for 36 Caesar systems. Recent footage from Armenia shows those systems during parade preparations.
If these systems are publicly displayed, they are no longer just a contract item.
They become a visible military reality on the ground.
The legal dimension is also significant.
Under the 1944 Chicago Convention, civilian and military aircraft operate under different legal regimes. If military cargo was moved under a false declaration, it would raise serious questions about airspace permission, transit approval and the integrity of civil aviation rules.
There is no final proof at this stage.
Public information points to partnership. Exclusive flight records obtained by AnewZ show movement. Footage shows Caesar systems in Armenia. The cargo declaration issue still requires confirmation.
The key documents remain open: the A400M cargo manifest, Georgia’s transit permission, ICAO compliance records and independent confirmation of what was actually on board.
Until those answers are clear, the case remains open.
Not proven.
But serious enough to demand answers.
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