Robot War: Senate Quantifies French Military Gap – La Nouvelle Tribune

A Senate report adopted in July 2026 warns of France's capacity gap in the face of increasing robotization of conflicts. By the end of 2024, the French army had only 31 anti-drone systems and 150 jamming rifles, while Ukraine uses 15,000 drones per day. The military programming law allocates only 1.25% of its credits to drones, and only 28% of planned credits have been spent. Senators Ronan Le Gleut, Hélène Conway-Mouret, and Étienne Blanc call for a strategic awakening, while highlighting French industrial assets such as MBDA, Thales, Safran, and Mistral AI.