Renault to team up with French defence group to make drones for Ukraine
a month ago
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- Renault to manufacture long-range strike drones under a contract with France’s Directorate General for Armament.
- Partnership with defense contractor Turgis Gaillard; production sites in Le Mans and Cléon.
- Contract potentially worth up to €1 billion over 10 years.
- Drones similar to Iran’s Shahed, usable for strikes, intelligence, and observation.
- Goal to produce up to 600 drones per month.
- Renault leverages automotive mass-production expertise for defense projects.
- French President Macron urges faster, efficient defense production to avoid reliance on foreign suppliers.
- Renault’s move into weapons manufacturing reflects Europe’s push to scale up arms production amid Russia’s war economy.
- Germany’s defense industry also converting automotive capacity for military production.