MILAN and BELFAST — In January, French multinational corporation Renault Group announced it was partnering with another France-based startup, Turgis Gaillard, to produce up to 600 drones per month for the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.
But Renault, known continent-wide as a car producer, is being very careful in how it is describing that effort, with a spokesperson saying the firm has “no intention of ‘entering’ the weapons production sector or becoming a major player in this industry.”
“Regarding defense projects, this is a one-off opportunity where the company was consulted to contribute to discussions led by the French Defense Procurement Agency,” the spokesperson told Breaking Defense recently.
The Renault situation is just one example of…
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