Eurodrone System Design Review

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).