France doubles down on its homegrown kamikaze drone

France has placed an additional order for several hundred MX-10 DAMOCLES loitering munitions from KNDS France and Delair, expanding procurement of the domestically developed one-way attack drone. The system is designed for tactical precision strikes, with production being scaled to meet French requirements and potential export demand. Luxembourg has also become an export customer under a contract reported at more than €1.6 million, and the companies have cited a potential output rate of 100 drones per day. Deliveries under the new orders are expected to begin in early 2027, although that industrial rate is a manufacturer-stated capacity rather than verified sustained production.