The French defense procurement agency has selected multinational aerospace firms Thales and CS Group to develop a drone countermeasures system called the Protection Déployable Modulaire Anti-Drone (PARADE).
With a total program budget of 350 million euros ($368 million), the French military will receive six PARADE systems over 11 years.
According to Thales, counter-drone systems are crucial since “millions of new drones” are projected to enter the skies over the next two decades, creating an “extremely complex” aviation ecosystem and heightened security challenges.
Source : Thales, CS Group to Build PARADE Drone Countermeasure for France