"We should avoid excessive analogies. France is not Ukraine," said Gen. Pierre Schill in an interview ahead of the Eurosatory defense expo near Paris.
“The system that possesses more data and better understands that data, proposes solutions — that system will gain the advantage over the other."
The Ukrainian military aims to contract 25,000 unmanned ground platforms in the first half of this year, more than doubling its 2025 total.
Surging defense spending means Eurosatory is bigger than ever this year, with the number of exhibitors rising 30% to more than 2,600, per the organizer.
The restrictions come amid strained relations between Paris and Jerusalem over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon.
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