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France selects MBDA–Safran “Thundart” for long-range rocket artillery replacement of LRU

France’s defense minister announced that a MBDA and Safran consortium has won the contract for the French Army’s new long-range rocket artillery, the FLP-T program. The Thundart solution is positioned to start deliveries of first units in 2029, displacing other contenders reportedly including Lockheed Martin’s bid for the LRU successor.

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