France – Mine warfare and auxiliary ships – Fourniture de drones navals de surface d’endurance embarqués, mis en œuvre depuis des bâtiments de la Marine Nationale, et réalisation de prestations associées

The contract is for the acquisition of endurance drones for intelligence gathering and tactical situational awareness above and below the surface. The drones must be deployable and operational from vessels of the Marine Nationale (e.g. PHA, BSAM types), day and night. The drone can be considered as a platform with various payloads and a C2 system and must be modular and evolvable. It must be delivered with the interfaces allowing its integration into the carrier vessel. The drone must have an endurance of at least 100 nautical miles and an autonomy of 5 to 10 days depending on its mission. It must be capable of conducting its mission in at least sea state 4. This is a composite contract (which may include, in addition to a lump sum part, a part with call-off orders and a provisional part). The maximum quantity of drones envisaged is a few tens.