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MBDA chief Eric Beranger says Europe already has what it needs for sovereignty

At MBDA's annual press briefing in Paris, CEO Eric Beranger said Europe already has the technology, industrial capacity and people to be sovereign in missile production, and that achieving it is now a matter of political will, not capability.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted European Security and Defence (euro-sd.com), 19 March 2025

What it does not test. It does not commit MBDA to any new product, site or funding beyond the already announced rise in Aster missile deliveries.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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