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Eurodrone offers boost to European defence industry

15th June 2024 - 10:28 GMT | by Matty Todhunter in Paris

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German's Eurodrones will be fitted with a SIGNIT capability provided by Hensoldt. (Photo:

Joint European project to create MALE UAV has led to major job generation and offered a significant supply chain boost to the continent’s defence industry.

The European Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), better known as the Eurodrone, is a MALE UAV developed by Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo for Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

The platform’s open architecture design is intended to conduct ISTAR missions using its SAR, EO/IR and tactical SIGINT payloads.

Following the launch of the MALE RPAS development programme in September 2016, the four nations of Italy, Germany, Spain and France, alongside the companies involved in the programme, agreed on the requirements of the developmental platform and will procure a total of 60 Eurodrone platforms. Germany is scheduled to

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Matty Todhunter

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Matty Todhunter


Matty Todhunter is the Senior UAS Analyst for Shephard Media's Defence Insight. Before joining Shephard, Matty graduated …

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