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Naval Group, Mesko and Telesystem agree Piorun-Rampart sea firing trials

France's Naval Group and Poland's Mesko and Telesystem signed an agreement on 19 June 2026 to demonstrate Mesko's Piorun missile fired from Naval Group's Rampart launcher, a first step toward an integrated European counter-drone solution.

Reported Editor-read European Security and Defence, 19 June 2026

What it does not test. Does not commit the companies to integrating Piorun into Rampart; only a demonstration is agreed.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Agreement covers only a sea-firing trial; no integration or purchase deal. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23. How the record is made

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