France Picks MBDA-Safran Combo to Supply Multiple Rocket Launcher
The sovereign Thundart bid could deliver first systems in 2029, while France seeks to avoid a long-range fires gap as LRU launchers age out.
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The MBDA Safran group was chosen to equip the French army with the new system that will replace unit rocket launchers. American Indian or South Korean solutions had also been examined.
Minister Catherine Vautrin announced that the choice of the Army to succeed the unitary rocket launcher (LRU) would focus on the Thundart proposed by MBDA and Safran, rather than Ariane and Thales' FLP-T 150
France picks Safran-MBDA Thundart rocket artillery
French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin has named the Safran-MBDA consortium the winner of the FLP-T deep-strike competition, opening exclusive contract talks for the Thundart rocket. French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin announced on June 15, 2026, the opening day of the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris, that France has entered exclusive negotiations with a Safran and MBDA grouping to supply the successor to the French Army’s Lanc…
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