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Airbus wins 25-year PARACOM contract to secure French armed forces networks

France's DGA awarded Airbus Cybersecurity a 25 year contract, PARACOM, to design, build and maintain classified data gateways for the armed forces, from secret to unclassified levels.

Verified AI-drafted Airbus press release, 23 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish the contract's value, gateway volumes or delivery schedule, none of which DGA or Airbus disclosed.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. French DGA contracts Airbus, EU firm, to run classified military gateways for 25 years. 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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