What Happened
French Government Picks Preferred Bidder For Artillery Development
The French government has chosen a team of MBDA and Safran as the preferred bidder to develop a 150-km-range rocket artillery system. The two companies are in final contract talks with the French procurement agency DGA to develop and field their Thundart system. This development is part of France’s efforts to modernize its military capabilities. The selection was reported by Aviation Week.