Thundart is a French long-range guided rocket and precision-strike missile system being developed jointly by Safran and MBDA for the French Army under the Long-Range Land Strike programme, which the French procurement agency launched in 2023. It is meant to replace the unitary rocket launchers, the LRU, which are based on the American M270, and to engage ground targets with guided missiles at ranges of up to 150 kilometres. It was first shown to the public at Eurosatory in 2024 and presented as a system in October 2025, the first live-fire tests took place in April 2026, and in June 2026 the French defence minister announced that it had been selected. The contract provides for at least 13 systems by 2030 and 26 more by 2035 on Scodia 8x8 trucks, and the partners plan a joint venture in France to develop, build and support it.
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has revealed plans to demonstrate firings of Thundart, a long-range guided rocket system, in mid-2026
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