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France · Drones for Good

Paris Study: AED Drones Reach 95% of Cardiac Arrests in Five Minutes

A Paris simulation of 28,349 cardiac arrests found AED drones could reach 95% of cases within five minutes, against 30 to 40% by road. No drone flew.

Haye KestelooSep 264 min read

Damaged white fixed-wing drone with a serial number on its tail fin, lying on grass in front of a red tent

Counter-Drone

France and Italy Deny CIA Warned of Russian Ship-Launched Drones

Macron and Italy's defense minister deny a report that the CIA warned of Russian Gerbera drones launched from ships in the Mediterranean.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Aerial view of Port Gallice marina and yachts along the French Riviera

Flyde Beluga

Flyde Starts $57 Drone Delivery to French Riviera Yachts on August 1

Flyde will launch drone deliveries from Port Gallice to yachts anchored off the French Riviera on August 1, carrying up to 17.6 pounds by winch for $57 per flight.

Rafael SuárezJul 30

Technology

Thales and Renault Unveil 4 TROOP at Eurosatory 2026

Thales and Renault Group rolled out a joint hybrid 4×4 tactical vehicle named 4 TROOP at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris-Nord Villepinte on June 15, designed to serve as a mobile command and control node for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles operating around it. The platform is a civilian Renault chassis carrying a Thales…

Rafael SuárezJun 20

US Army

Congress Wants Sea Drones to Guard Army Boats

Congress wants the Army to put robot boats in the water to protect its manned ones. A new defense bill directs the Army to study using unmanned surface vessels as escorts for its watercraft, the boats that haul troops and cargo into a fight. The timing isn’t subtle. Ukraine has spent two years proving that…

Rafael SuárezJun 2

China

DJI Brings Osmo Pocket 4P To Cannes On May 14, Mid-Film Festival

DJI has set the date and venue for the Osmo Pocket 4P reveal. The company posted matching teasers Monday from its global and Japan X accounts confirming a Cannes, France event on May 14, 2026 at 17:00 CEST. That date lands inside the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 12 to May 23.…

Haye KestelooMay 11

Official portrait of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

Ukraine

Poland Taps Ukraine’s Combat Drone Know-How for New Armada

Poland is building a national drone armada, and it’s asking Ukraine to design it. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the joint program on April 27 in Rzeszów, standing alongside Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko at a security conference held roughly 50 miles from the Ukrainian border, as Antikor.ua reported. The structure is straightforward: Poland…

Rafael SuárezMay 5

Ukraine

France Tests Drone-Armed Combat Cells in ORION 26 Drills

France’s 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade is using the ORION 26 exercise to break its platoons into small drone-armed combat cells, a doctrinal shift pulled directly from the lessons of the war in Ukraine, as Defence Blog reported. The brigade announced the experiment on April 18, 2026. The goal is blunt. Make infantry harder to find,…

Rafael SuárezApr 21

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