PRESS RELEASE :
In May 2022, the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) launched two remotely operated munition (MTO) projects named Colibri and Larinae, aimed at neutralizing targets at distances of 5 and 50 km respectively. One year later, for the Colibri project, two consortia were selected: MBDA/Novadem and Nexter/Delair, to develop munitions with rotating and fixed wings. Similarly, for Larinae, the Defense Innovation Agency (AID) chose a consortium led by KNDS France, EOS Technologie, and TRAAK, as well as MBDA associated with Delair who then introduced the “Mutant” MTO.
Recently, EOS Technologie unveiled the “Veloce 330” MTO, a jet-powered munition made in France, which successfully completed its third phase of tests. It reached speeds over 400 km/h and covered 50 km in just 16 minutes, thereby validating its aerodynamic design and manufacturing processes, and competing with Iranian munition technologies.
Read the article on the website Opex360.com : https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/28/le-francais-eos-technologie-a-devoile-veloce-330-une-munition-teleoperee-pouvant-voler-a-400-km-h/
