Attack drones
France’s short-range remotely operated (loitering) munition, ordered by the DGA following the Colibri tender that the defence innovation agency (AID) launched in May 2022; the first 460 were ordered in mid-2024.
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100 drones total
Dec 2024–Jan 2025
“Une centaine” (about a hundred), first OSKAR deliveries to Ukraine “dans les prochaines semaines”; stated by Emmanuel Chiva, head of the DGA, before the Assemblée nationale defence committee.
first deliveries of about a hundred munitions to our Ukrainian partners in the coming weeks
20 drones total
Dec 2024–Jan 2025
“Une vingtaine” (about twenty) OSKAR for French forces’ experimentation; stated by Emmanuel Chiva, head of the DGA, before the Assemblée nationale defence committee.
about twenty munitions that will go to the French forces for experimentation
460 drones total
Q2 2024–Q3 2024
The first 460 French short-range remotely operated munitions, ordered after the Colibri tender; stated by Emmanuel Chiva, head of the DGA, to the Assemblée nationale.
In mid-2024 we ordered the first 460 French short-range remotely operated munitions
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