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Airbus Advances MRTT+ Tanker Production While France Green-Lights VSR700 Naval Drone

Airbus used the mid-week peak of Le Bourget to firm up two programs that matter to every logistics planner on the continent. The A330-800neo Multi-Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+) moved closer to launch as production leaders laid out a clear ramp-up plan. At the same time, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces signed a binding framework for the VSR700 uncrewed helicopter, locking the drone into the Navy’s next spending cycle.

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One-Way Drone from MBDA Targets Enemy Defenses with Sheer Volume

One-Way Drone from MBDA Targets Enemy Defenses with Sheer Volume

PARIS — MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, has shown a new low‑cost drone called the One‑Way Effector (OWE). The idea is simple: send many cheap drones first, force the enemy to shoot them down, then fire expensive cruise missiles through the gaps. Company engineers began work only six months ago, a pace that matches the urgent need for mass seen during two years of drone‑heavy fighting in Ukraine.

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