European Drone Plan Seeks Political Backing as in Boost to EADS
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France and Germany are set to renew efforts to work on a joint unmanned aerial vehicle, supporting European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. in its attempt to compete in a market now dominated by Israeli and U.S. companies.
Efforts to strengthen ties will probably be discussed when French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian meets his German counterpart Thomas de Maiziere tomorrow, Christian Schmidt, state secretary for Germany’s Ministry of Defense, said. Senior politicians are gathering to celebrate a treaty signed in 1963 that sealed the two countries’ friendship after World War II.