Paris Revises Military Spending Plan Amid Shift in Drone Strategy
France appears to be leaving the multinational Eurodrone programme, with the latest revision of its military procurement plan eliminating the medium-altitude, long-endurance platform. The country plans to field domestic MALE UAVs by 2030, alongside its current fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reapers. The revised plan also proposes increasing the French air force’s fleet of Airbus A400M transports and the retirement of its Lockheed Martin C-130Hs by 2030. This development was reported by FlightGlobal.