(FILES) France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (C) signs an agreement for the acquisition of two De Havilland Canadair DHC-515 firefighting aircrafts with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada's Vice-President Jean-Philippe Cote (2ndL) and Canadian Commercial Corporation's Business Development Director Mathieu Lacroix (2ndR) on the sidelines ofa demonstration as part of the launch of the national wildfire prevention campaign at Nimes-Garons civil security air base in Nimes, southern France on June 4, 2026. In the factory where the future Canadairs are assembled, the flags of France and other European states hang above the production line. But these countries will still have to wait at least two more years to receive their first aircraft, which are essential in the fight against forest fires. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP via Getty Images)