France awards EUR 600 million air defence contracts to Thales, MBDA, and KNDS France
• The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded contracts worth €600 million to Thales, MBDA France, and KNDS France for new surface-to-air defense (DSA) and anti-drone (LAD) systems.
• These agreements, signed in December 2024, support the Military.
• The new capabilities will combine with the Franco-Italian “high layer” ground-to-air defence system SAMP-T NG, developed jointly by Thales & MBDA under their Eurosam partnership.
• The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, in partnership with Thales, for a risk-assessment study of the future maritime patrol aircraft programme.
• The French Defence Procurement Agency has committed approximately 600 million euros (around $624 million) to procure advanced air defense and counter-drone systems.
