France is trying to update its 2024–2030 Military Programming Law as the debate in Paris shifts towards a possible confrontation with Russia later this decade. The original LPM included €400 billion in budget credits and €13.3 billion in exceptional revenues. The government’s update, presented on 8 April 2026, would add €36 billion to the existing trajectory. As Laurent Lagneau reports for Opex360 , the Senate adopted a revised version of the update on 9 June 2026 by 297 votes to 33. The debate