Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a framework contract by France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) worth up to €50 million to integrate and deploy artificial intelligence across multiple French armed forces systems. The scope includes coastal surveillance (SPATIONAV) and AI integration into sensors and C2/platform software.
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The DGA award is a notable procurement milestone: a framework contract worth up to €50 million to integrate AI across sensors, command-and-control and platform systems, including the Navy’s SPATIONAV coastal surveillance.
The contract shifts France from experimentation toward operationalisation of combat AI—Paris has already converted a Mirage 2000D into an airborne combat‑AI testbed to mature algorithms for fighters and future programmes.
The move aligns with a broader industry trend to field mission AI and autonomy, comparable to initiatives such as GE’s Merlin AI co‑pilot being integrated on tanker and transport fleets.
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