Francois Arbault

Director · EU

Meetings on record

  • 2026-01-26 · Roxel France · Roxel’s action plan to face current and future challenges
  • 2025-12-12 · THALES · Thales Alenia Space & EU Defence Space Initiatives
  • 2025-11-20 · Association Occitanie Europe · The meeting was requested by the Région Occitanie to exchange with DG DEFIS on complementarities between their recently approved €200Mio regional sector contract “Sovereignty and Defence Industry” and EU-managed defence industrial programmes.
  • 2025-11-13 · Groupement des industries françaises de défense et de sécurité terrestres et aéroterrestres · Exchange with DG DEFIS on the evolution of Commission defence funding programmes.
  • 2025-11-04 · DASSAULT AVIATION · Meeting with Dassault Aviation, at their request 
 Dassault’s Project VORTEX
  • 2025-09-17 · Helsing · Exchange on EU Defence Programmes and defence innovation 
 mechanisms
  • 2025-07-27 · ARQUUS · Presentation on ARQUUS involvement in European programmes
  • 2025-07-24 · SAFRAN · Implementation of the SAFE initiative and its link with the EDIP 
 programme
  • 2025-06-06 · ZeroAvia · Presentation of ZeroAvia activities, with special focus on defence related projects
  • 2025-06-05 · Naval Group · Introduction of the new director of EU and NATO affairs
  • 2025-04-10 · Boeing Belgium SRL · Overview of Boeing defence activities in Europe or for Europe customers
 Presentation of Commission’s most recent initiatives (EDIP, SAFE)
  • 2025-04-01 · Airbus · The future of Airbus’ ZEROe hydrogen-powered aircraft programme and the participation of the company in the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA)
  • 2025-02-18 · Cisco Systems Inc. · The digital transformation of European defence
  • 2025-02-12 · Aura Aéro · Presentation of AURA AERO’s new defence strategy, the development of dual-use products and technologies, Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone programme, and hybrid 19-seat aircraft.
  • 2025-01-23 · MTU Aero Engines AG · Exchange of views on the European Defence Fund calls on helicopters and engines
  • 2025-01-23 · Elettronica · European Defence Fund
  • 2025-01-23 · SAFRAN · Exchange of views on the European Defence Fund calls on helicopters and engines
  • 2025-01-20 · Société nationale SNCF · Military Mobility

Source: published meeting logs. Listing a meeting does not imply any wrongdoing.