France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows

(Laura Kayali – Politico) France will expand missile and drone stocks by up to 400 percent by 2030, according to a draft military planning law seen by POLITICO. Ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed how quickly munitions are consumed in high-intensity warfare. Now, Paris is earmarking billions of euros to boost existing stockpiles and replace air-defense missiles its air force has fired in the Gulf to fend off Iranian drone attacks. “The urgent need, of course, is for munitions,” French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu recently told lawmakers, amid broader European fears of a conflict with Russia by the end of the decade. – France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows – POLITICO