French General Directorate for Armaments (DGA)

French armament procurement agency DGA has selected Daher as one of five companies to fly a medium-altitude, long-endurance demonstrator for uncrewed ops.

Testing has begun in France on a flat-panel active electronically scanned array radar for the new Airbus H160M Guepard helicopters for its armed forces.

France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as part of a top-up order for 218 additional missiles.

Delair’s DT46 long-range vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone has been equipped with a version of Ascendance’s Sterna hybrid-electric propulsion system.

French has conducted the first test firing of the long-range MBDA Akeron LP missile designed for use by the Tiger attack helicopter.

France’s defense materiel agency DGA has contracted Airbus in partnership with Thales for a further two-year risk-assessment study on the A321MPA.

Dubbed Balman, the balloon may be used to watch a given area, thanks to its station-keeping capability, at a lower cost than a geostationary satellite.

Chinese and Russia anti-satellite capabilities are driving Western militaries to pursue better situational awareness and countermeasures.