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MBDA Secures Contract For Sovereign Long Range Drone
France’s defense procurement agency, the DGA, has signed a contract with MBDA for the development and production of the One Way Effector, a sovereign long-range ‘one-way’ strike munition designed to overwhelm enemy air defenses. The One Way Effector is positioned as a ‘mass plus range’ option, situated between high-end cruise missiles and less expensive, shorter-range loitering munitions. MBDA unveiled the concept at the Paris Air Show in June 2025, describing the OWE as an attrition-focused weapon launched from the ground in salvoes to maintain constant pressure on hostile air defenses. The contract is part of France’s broader effort to align military requirements with increased production capacity, including partnerships that leverage manufacturing ecosystems beyond the conventional defense supply chain, as reported by AeroTime.