France outlines disposable-drone first-wave concept and Deluge loitering munition

France’s Air and Space Force describes a future strike concept using a first wave of large numbers of disposable drones for kinetic and non-kinetic effects (jamming, saturation, deception) to overwhelm air defenses, followed by reusable expendable drones to open corridors for deep strikes with crewed/uncrewed systems. The article also notes planned fielding of MBDA’s Deluge one-way munition in 2027, experimentation with interceptor drones, and creation of stratospheric balloon units for comms relay/ISR—indicating a shift toward massed attritable systems and layered unmanned support.