France to ramp up drone stockpiles by 400 percent by 2030 as war lessons expose critical shortages

France is accelerating the expansion of its missile and drone arsenal under a new military planning law, aiming to increase loitering munitions inventories by 400 percent, AASM Hammer guided bombs by 240 percent, and Aster and Mica air defense missiles by 30 percent by 2030. Read full defense news at this link...

The mass production of FPV micro-drones and small quadcopters is dominated by the need for electronics, RF links, motors, sensors, and batteries, all of which currently depend on globally concentrated raw materials and upstream processing. (Picture source: French MoD)

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