France warns it isn’t ready to counter cheap, mass-produced drones

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France’s chief of defense staff Gen. Fabien Mandon warns that Paris isn’t ready to defend against cheap, mass-produced drones like Iranian Shahed drones; reducing the cost per kill will require scalable, affordable weapons, with MBDA and startups developing cheaper options while accelerating the armed forces’ use of drones.
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