France Selects BLAZE Interceptor Drone, Launches Local Production Plan
France has selected the BLAZE autonomous interceptor drone system from Latvia’s Origin Robotics and its French partner, DSV, following a competitive assessment of multiple counter-drone systems.
The first systems are expected to be delivered within weeks, with operator training scheduled to begin shortly afterward.
Additionally, the agreement includes plans to establish local assembly and manufacturing capabilities in France.
DSV will assemble and supply the systems domestically under a technology-transfer arrangement with Origin Robotics.
“The initiative forms part of a broader technology transfer designed to strengthen French industrial and technological sovereignty in the counter-drone domain and to develop a domestic supply chain under the ‘Made in France’ label,” the companies stated.
Growing Demand for Counter-Drone Systems
The procurement comes as armed forces across Europe accelerate investments in counter-drone capabilities in response to the growing use of low-cost unmanned systems for reconnaissance, surveillance, and strike missions.
BLAZE is a man-portable interceptor drone designed to counter hostile unmanned aircraft.
The system combines radar detection with AI-enabled target tracking and, once authorized by the operator, can neutralize a target through direct impact or a fragmentation warhead.
It can be deployed in less than 10 minutes while maintaining a human operator in the decision loop throughout the engagement process.
The system has already entered service with several European militaries and holds NATO codification, facilitating integration into alliance logistics and procurement frameworks.
France becomes the fourth European operator after Latvia, Belgium, and Estonia.
