France accelerates modernization of air defense and anti-drone systems by investing 5 billion euros

 

As air threats evolve rapidly and high-intensity conflicts re-emerge in Europe, France is accelerating the modernization of its air defense and anti-drone capabilities.The Law on Military Programming for 2024-2030 gives priority to ground-to-air defense, allocating a total investment of 5 billion euros for this period. This program is aimed at modernizing air defense and missile defense systems, updating low-altitude defense capabilities, and strengthening anti-drone measures. As part of this program, the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has signed contracts worth 600 million euros with KNDS, MBDA and Thales, which will benefit all three branches of the French armed forces.