Germany blames contractor problems, immature technologies for Eurodrone delay

A mock-up of the Eurodrone shown at the ILA Berlin Airshow in 2022. Germany has said that contractor and technology problems have delayed the project. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)

Germany has cited problems between leading contractors and immature technologies for delays to the Eurodrone project.

In its Annual Armaments Report published on 31 January, the German Bundeswehr said that ongoing co-ordination between contractors, coupled with technologies that are not yet mature, has already caused the preliminary design review (PDR) to be delayed, and could impact the critical design review (CDR), which is the milestone at which the project could be cancelled entirely.