France picks MBDA-Safran combo to supply multiple rocket launcher

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France picks MBDA-Safran combo to supply multiple rocket launcher

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France selected the MBDA-Safran consortium to supply a new multiple rocket launcher system, rejecting bids from Thales, ArianeGroup, Lockheed Martin, and Hanwha Aerospace. This decision highlights France's defense procurement priorities.

Paris snubbed competing offers from Thales and ArianeGroup, as well as from U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin and South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace.

Security Politics Deals France MBDA-Safran defense contract rocket launcher Lockheed Martin procurement

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