• Daher has completed the first flight of its EyePulse MALE drone demonstrator.
• The demonstrator was adapted from Daher's TBM single-engine turboprop platform.
• The aircraft executed a fully automated flight with an autonomous landing sequence.
• The development effort took less than six months.
• The program aims to support local French companies in producing teleoperated MALE demonstrators by 2026.

This achievement may indicate a shift toward more agile, modular architectures in European MALE initiatives. The development of a certificated aircraft architecture and existing industrial footprint could shorten development cycles and reduce costs for French defense procurement. The emergence of parallel demonstrators such as EyePulse suggests a focus on accelerating sovereign long-endurance unmanned options.