MBDA CEO Eric Béranger urged European countries to collaborate on laser weapon development during a speech in Paris. He noted that while nations like the UK, France, Germany, and Italy are not yet cooperating on such systems, he remains confident they eventually will. Béranger emphasized MBDA’s readiness to lead these joint efforts and pointed to the company’s role in national programs like the UK’s DragonFire and France’s HELMA-P. He also stressed MBDA’s capability to deliver sovereign systems without relying on American supply chains. This independence aligns with growing European calls for defense autonomy amid shifting global alliances.
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