**Renault workers are pushing back against the automaker’s expanding role in weapons production, according to CGT representative Florent Grimaldi.** [Speaking](https://www.tf1info.fr/replay-lci/videos/video-brunet-sans-filtre-du-mercredi-9-septembre-2026-2463294.html) **on LCI, he said many employees object to being forced to choose between military production and potentially losing their jobs.**

Grimaldi criticized rising arms spending while sectors including healthcare, education and emergency services face funding shortages, warning against repeating the militarization of Europe seen in the early 20th century. CGT-Renault has previously said many employees _“came to Renault to build cars, not weapons.”_

Renault’s Chorus project with Turgis Gaillard envisages production capacity of up to 600 long-range drones per month at Le Mans, with the system reportedly capable of carrying a 500 kg military payload. A potential 10-year framework contract has been valued at around €1 billion. Renault says participation in the Chorus production line is voluntary.

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