The war in Ukraine is increasing the global need for defense. Demand remains high.
A company in France has a bestseller on offer. A French defense company must double production of its air surveillance radar as demand increases. The company exports the radar systems worldwide, such as to Indonesia, which purchased 13 GM-400 Alphas last year. Ukraine also purchased a GM 200 system last year, which was financed with the help of the French support fund. The system is important for Ukraine. “Detection plays a key role in identifying and neutralizing ballistic threats or those emanating from drones,” as the European Security and Technology medium quoted French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as saying. ‘If we were to count targets on Ukrainian soil, military and strategic targets would account for only five to six percent. The rest would be the civil infrastructure,’ said Ukraine’s then-acting Defense Minister Oleksiy Rezkiynikov. � “Not least to warn and protect the civilian population.”