France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C), next to Cabinet director at France's defence ministry Patrick Pailloux (2ndR), listens to Chief Executive Officer of French aerospace and defence group Thales, Patrice Caine (L, from back) at the Thales stand at the Eurosatory land and airland defence and security trade fair, at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, north of Paris, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume BAPTISTE / AFP via Getty Images)