Competition ahead ?
Saw a report recently that Lockheed-Martin is "looking at" giving the C130 a fuselage wide enough for the newer military vehicles ...
If P&W did a propeller version of the Geared Turbo Fan and that went on the "C-130 Wide", the A400M's FADEC difficulties could mean that the its Unique Selling Point will no longer be "Unique" ...
I suppose that it all depends on whether the FADEC can be untangled before the end of the year*, and how far along L-M is with their "Fat Herc" look-see ... But time is getting very, very short, and the alligators are (perhaps) beginning to stir for the very promising but so far disappointing project that is the A400M and its super-powerful, single-lever-controlled mighty turboprop...
* and whatever oddities crop up in the engine's flight trials and the A400M's testing too .