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doctrine-change2026-10-02 13:59 UTC🇫🇷 Paris, France (briefing); Mont-de-Marsan airbase, southwest France (test-bed modifications)
French Air Force plans crewed-uncrewed loyal wingman flight tests under Hypairion in 2028
France’s Air Force and defense agencies plan to conduct a 2028 flight demonstration pairing crewed fighters with combat drones under the Hypairion AI experimentation project. The effort emphasizes government-controlled, open modular architectures and sovereign AI for command-and-control and mission autonomy, with Mirage 2000s modified as AI test beds at Mont-de-Marsan.
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Type
doctrine-change
Occurred
2026-10-02 13:59
Reported
2026-10-02
Location
Paris, France (briefing); Mont-de-Marsan airbase, southwest France (test-bed modifications)
Coordinates
48.8535, 2.3484
Confidence
74 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No damage reported; announcement of planned crewed-uncrewed flight testing and AI architecture development.
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