Eurodrone (MALE RPAS)

Eurodrone is a medium altitude long endurance remotely piloted aircraft system developed for Germany, France, Italy and Spain, with OCCAR managing the programme on their behalf. In February 2022 OCCAR signed the global contract with Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, with Airbus Defence and Space in Spain, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo as major subcontractors, for development and production of 20 systems with 60 aircraft and five years of initial in-service support. The critical design review was completed in October 2025, moving the programme to prototype production and ground testing. In June 2026 Airbus said first flight is scheduled for 2029, with Japan and India taking part as observers.