On the occasion of an interview given by the Minister of the French Armies, Florence Parly, on France Inter radio about the French intervention in Mali and in the Sahelian region this weekend, the last question asked by the journalist on the future of the Eurodrone, called for a clear response from the Minister, bluntly judging the system "too expensive". And Paris is not alone in distrust of the proposal made by European industrialists. And salvation will probably not come from across the Rhine, while the upcoming legislative elections seem to give the advantage to the very thrifty conservative party, particularly on Defense issues. The future of the Eurodrone program therefore seems very threatened, and one can even think that the mass would have already been said, in view of the lack of combativeness of the industrialists who carry the project to try to defend their offer.
Conversely, the American General Atomic does not lack enthusiasm, nor media and political relays, to defend its Gardian MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) system. The windfall that the abandonment of the Eurodrone would represent has obviously not escaped him. The American group would also be ready to deploy an assembly plant in Europe, as well as to "Europeanize" the components of its drone, a way of saving what can be saved for the industries of the 4 countries concerned by this. program. As a result, a reduction of nearly 50% of the score for an equal number of systems if the Europeans were to join the ranks, and to equip themselves with the famous "Eurogardian" proposed by the American.
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