The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) confirmed on 28 October 2025 that the M51.3 ballistic missile, developed by ArianeGroup, has officially entered operational service.
France and Germany have launched the JEWEL initiative (Joint Early Warning for a European Lookout) to lay the foundation for a European early warning capability, aimed at detecting and tracking missile threats.
Turgis Gaillard has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to integrate Airbus’s fire control system into the new-generation Foudre unitary rocket launcher.
On 13 October, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu presented the proposed 2026 national budget, which includes funding to develop a new land-based ballistic missile system known as Missile balistique terrestre (MBT).
French defence company EURENCO and Polish state-owned group PGZ have signed two key strategic agreements to expand industrial cooperation and enhance raw material resilience in Poland.
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense have announced that demonstration firings of the new THUNDART artillery system are scheduled for mid-2026.
On 15 October, the French Navy conducted a live-fire exercise using an Aster 30 missile at the DGA missile test range in the Mediterranean Sea, near the Île du Levant off the Côte d’Azur.
On 17 October 2025, Naval Group officially delivered the first Defence and Intervention Frigate (FDI) Amiral Ronarc’h to the French Navy during a ceremony held in Brest.
At the “Forum Entreprises Défense” in Paris on 8 and 9 October 2025, Arquus presented the Zetros by Arquus, a new military truck built in partnership with Daimler Truck.
Thales’s Ground Fire air surveillance and defence radar has entered continuous series production as of early 2025, following successful factory acceptance tests (FAT) witnessed by France’s Armament General Directorate (DGA).
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 LXS Albatros aircraft on 26 September 2025.
French defence companies Naval Group and Safran have signed new agreements with Poland’s state-run defence conglomerate PGZ to deepen industrial cooperation.
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