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Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand

Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand

Lockheed Martin has entered a surge phase. More missiles leave its U.S. plants than ever, yet demand still outruns capacity. The company now courts European manufacturers to spread the load. According to industry sources, senior executives used the Paris Air Show this week to line up fresh joint ventures. Their pitch is blunt: new regional lines will cut delivery time, ease U.S. bottlenecks, and harden allied supply chains against disruption.

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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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