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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

France reportedly negotiating exit from €7.1bn Eurodrone MALE programme

France is reportedly negotiating its withdrawal from the €7.1bn Eurodrone MALE programme while Germany, Italy and Spain plan to continue the medium‑altitude, long‑endurance unmanned aircraft project. Paris' exit removes a founding partner and alters agreed industrial and procurement arrangements.

2026-02-13T08:15:01.191182-08:00
Europe   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Reuters

UK long-range missile spending to exceed 400 million pounds in 2025/26

By Reuters: Britain's spending on long-range and hypersonic weapons will exceed 400 million pounds ($545 million) in the current financial year, the government said on Friday, highlighting joint missile development with France, Germany and Italy.

Also: Kyiv Independent, Aviation Week, miragenews.com and miragenews.com
2026-02-13T05:24:38.677184-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Vertical Mag

Zelenskyy Receives First Linza 3.0 Drone Built in Germany by Quantum Frontline Industries

By Vertical Mag: German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius acted as patron to the handover of the first Linza 3.0 multi-purpose drone for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-02-13T05:19:24.436064-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Unmanned Airspace • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Dronamics, HENSOLDT partner to develop long-range, airborne multi-domain threat detector

By Unmanned Airspace: Dronamics has announced the launch of its Black Swan-based long-range cargo UAV aimed at detecting and targeting multi-domain threats from the air. Dronamics is partnering with HENSOLDT to provide a European Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system Strategic Class III UAS.

2026-02-12T08:54:24.260895-08:00