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French parliament's intelligence watchdog slams Thales and CS Group's anti-drone system

Presentation of one of the possible configurations of the Parade system by Thales and CS Group, on 21 October 2022. © Eric Piermont/AFP

The Parade anti-drone system developed by Thales and CS Group has been criticised in several parliamentary reports and technical committees for still not being operational. [...]

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