The French army is preparing for the war of drones and prowling munitions. The debate has been raised for years, but the war in Ukraine has accelerated everything. In just a few months, two projects have reached milestones, Colibri and Larinae, launched by the Defense Innovation Agency in the wake of the Russian invasion.
These programs will provide French forces with low-cost drones that can carry explosive charges capable of neutralizing a vehicle at 5 kilometers (Colibri) or 50 kilometers (Larinae). This type of weapon is "absent from the French arsenal", say the industrialists Nexter, Eos Technologie and Traak who won Monday the call for projects for Larinae. Nexter and MBDA had won the Colibri call for projects in March, the first with "fixed wing" promoting "endurance" and the other with "rotary wing" to promote "maneuverability".
The threat has changed dimension
Since the fight against Daesh in the Levant, armies have known the dangers represented by drones equipped with...
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