Schaeffler and Delair Partner to Scale French Drone Production to 100 Units Daily by November 2026
Schaeffler and Delair have formed a strategic partnership to launch a new drone production line in France, aiming to deliver 100 units per day by November 2026.
100 units per day by November 2026
Damoclès drone and Aspik Interceptor
What Happened
Schaeffler, a leading Motion Technology Company, and Delair, a French developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), have entered into a strategic cooperation to support the industrial ramp-up of Delair's drone production. The new production line in France will manufacture the Damoclès drone, already qualified by the French DGA and used by the French Army, as well as the newly announced Aspik Interceptor. The parties aim to develop a durable industrial partnership to strengthen Europe's defense industrial base and accelerate the availability of scalable, high-performance UAS.
100 units per day by November 2026
Scale of the new drone production line in France.
- Damoclès drone – already qualified by French DGA and equips the French Army
- Aspik Interceptor – newly announced
“Schaeffler brings proven industrial capabilities that are highly relevant to the drone sector. We see strong potential in supporting Delair's growth through serial assembly, production scaling and component supply, while contributing to the development of resilient European defense-industrial capacity.”
Why this matters
This partnership aims to strengthen Europe's sovereign unmanned aerial systems capabilities by scaling up production of military drones and interceptors, combining Schaeffler's manufacturing expertise with Delair's drone design.
Terms in This Story
- UAS
- Unmanned Aerial Systems; drones and their supporting systems.
- Interceptor
- A type of drone designed to intercept and neutralize other aerial threats.
- DGA
- Direction Générale de l'Armement; French defense procurement agency.
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