Thales and Renault Group are joining forces to mass-produce a French kamikaze drone, betting that the country’s largest carmaker can do for loitering munitions what it has long done for hatchbacks: build them at scale and at optimized cost. The two companies signed a partnership agreement on June 16, 2026, to jointly develop and industrialize […]]]>
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Renault will help build France’s new kamikaze drone
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Renault and Thales are partnering to mass-produce a French kamikaze drone, leveraging Renault's manufacturing expertise to build the drones at scale and optimized cost. The partnership agreement was signed on June 16, 2026, to jointly develop and industrialize the loitering munitions.