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France
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Key Insights
▸Ranked #2 globally by defense drone procurement value.
▸2025 spending: €33M (+8179% YoY).
▸2026 YTD: €1.3B across 17 contracts.
▸Top vendor: Airbus DS (€8.0B, 3 contracts).
▸Primary segment: fixed wing (€8.6B).
▸4 open tenders right now.
Spending Analysis
Total Procurement
€11.8B
35 contracts
2025
€33M
+8179% vs 2024
2026 YTD
€1.3B
17 contracts
As Vendor
5
export contracts
Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)
4 contracts worth €1.7B carry no award, publication or deadline date and are counted in the total above but not placed in a year.
Open Tenders
Supply of embarked surface naval drones with endurance, implemented from French Navy buildings, and provision of associated services
Direction Générale de l’Armement / DOMN / Service des achats d'armement
28d left
POEC Training for Industrial Professions
OPCO 2i - Direction Appui aux branches et action prospectiveEUR 4.6M
13d left
Acquisition of spare parts for aeromodelling and and drones for entities of the Ministry of Armed Forces and Veterans
PFC Sud-OuestEUR 500K
Drone Deployment Strategy in Seaports
MININT / SAILMI / BAM - Bureau des achats métiers
Top Vendors
| Vendor | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus DS | €8.0B | 3 |
| GA-ASI | €1.7B | 2 |
| Thales | €350M | 1 |
| Dassault | €290M | 2 |
| Airbus Helicopters | €200M | 1 |
| EXAIL | €24M | 2 |
| HARMATTAN AI | €5M | 1 |
| RTSYS | €2M | 1 |
Segments
Participating programs(7)
Eurodrone (MALE RPAS)
Role: participant
development
Budget: EUR 7.1B
Start: 2016
France PARADE Counter-Drone
Role: lead
operational
Budget: EUR 350.0M
Start: 2021
Ukraine Drone Coalition
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 1.8B
Start: 2024
NATO JISR
Role: participant
operational
Budget: USD 728.0M
Start: 2010
EU PESCO MUSAS
Role: participant
development
Budget: EUR 2.0B
Start: 2021
French SDAM
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: USD 3.5B
Start: 2020
FCAS Remote Carrier
Role: participant
development
Budget: EUR 100.0M
Start: 2017
Organizations(22)
Airbus Helicopters
company
Centre hospitalier de Valenciennes
agency
CILAS
company
CLS Group
company
CS Group
company
Dassault
Dassault Aviation
company★
Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique
agency
French General Directorate for Armament (DGA)
agency★
MinArm
French Ministry of Armed Forces
ministry★
French Navy
agency
IFREMER
agency
MBDA
MBDA
company★
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