French Defense Firm Accelerates Sovereign Long-Endurance Unmanned Options
Daher has completed the first flight of its EyePulse medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) drone demonstrator, a rapid-turn prototype built with Thales for a French defense procurement (DGA) call. The development took less than six months and showcases how a certificated aircraft architecture and existing industrial footprint can accelerate development cycles. The program aims to support local French companies in producing teleoperated MALE demonstrators by 2026. The demonstration was first reported by AeroTime.