The long-awaited replacement of the unitary missile launcher (LRU) with the THUNDART system, developed by Safran and MBDA, may be accelerated, according to the draft 2027 finance bill. The demonstration phase of this innovation partnership has taken two years, and one of the two competing industrial teams has now been selected and contracted. The successor to the LRU is now on track. The Ministry of the Armed Forces is considering speeding up the order and delivery schedule for the launchers and missiles, which could potentially make up for a six-month delay in the launch decision caused in 2024 and reduce the impact of a temporary capacity deficit. However, this scenario is still in the study phase, and no new date is officially announced. The official target remains "by 2030" for the retirement of the LRU. Meanwhile, the industrial partners claim they can deliver an initial capability as early as 2029. It remains to be seen whether the planned effort will focus on delivering this initial milestone more quickly, advancing the next phases of a program now called "Successor LRU," or both. The target number of systems has evolved from 26 to "at least 26" launchers and 300 munitions, but only half of the fleet has been contracted so far. An order for a second batch of 13 systems is not on the agenda for 2027. Despite an additional 1.2 billion euros allocated to deep-strike capabilities, the current funding is still far from meeting the needs of the Army and the objectives outlined in the updated programming law, which aim to equip three battalions and provide up to 52 launchers. After 613 million euros committed this year, no new allocation is planned for next year. Only slightly more than 20 million euros of the current budget will be used for ordering components for future launchers and missiles and for integrating the system into the ATLAS firing control chain. In the meantime, industrial work can begin. Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA, definitely selected last month, will create a joint company in January 2025 in the Paris region. This company will be responsible not only for conducting the French program but also for proposing the THUNDART system for export, as some countries are still seeking to acquire such a capability. The complete THUNDART system currently focuses on a missile capable of reaching "high supersonic" speeds, equipped with a hybrid inertial and GNSS guidance system inherited from the AASM missile. It can strike a target at 150 km with metric precision, according to its designers. The launcher will be based on an 8×8 carrier from the Scania civilian range, with its CP20 cabin armored by Essonne Sécurité. The carried system will be provided by CMAR. To move quickly, Scania mobilized its engineering office in Angers, Scania Public and Defense (SPAD), which has worked on integrating options such as air transport rings, a ford system, and a "night vision device."