Eurodrone System Design Review for OCCAR

OCCAR awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space for the Eurodrone System Design Review. This covers the development and production of 20 systems, totaling 60 drones, for France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The contract value is EUR 800,000,000.

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Awarded: 1 Dec 2022
Winner: Airbus Defence and Space
Reported value: EUR 800.0MNot from an award notice: from research, the press or a source that does not say. It may describe a contract, a plan or a budget. The same money is counted on another record, so it is left out of totals here. See the record it is counted on.
Category: Platforms · Fixed-wing · Air

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Full notice text

The 'Eurodrone System Design Review' refers to a key milestone in the Eurodrone program, likely the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) or Critical Design Review (CDR), for the development of a European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). Led by Airbus Defence and Space with subcontractors Dassault Aviation and Leonardo, under OCCAR management for France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, it validates the aircraft's design maturity through technical assessments like wind tunnel testing and digital twin validation, paving the way for detailed design, prototypes, and first flight targeted for 2027. The broader program contract, signed in 2022, covers development and production of 20 systems (60 drones total).

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Original title: Eurodrone System Design Review
Contract type: Development
Mission: ISR · Border Surveillance · Fixed-wing
End use: Military · Defense & security research

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Compiled from research reporting · updated 2 Oct 2026

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