Question 5354 — industry

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Mr. Frank Giletti alerts the Minister of the Armed Forces to the proposed acquisition of the company LMB Aerospace by the American group Loar. LMB Aerospace, based in Corrèze and with 75 employees, is among the main leaders in the design, development and manufacturing of electric motors and fans, for military, aeronautical, space and semiconductor applications. Its products notably equip strategic platforms such as the Rafale combat aircraft, the Leclerc tank and the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier. In February 2025, the main shareholder of LMB Aerospace announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Loar Group with a view to the sale of the company for an amount of 365 million euros, subject to the required regulatory authorizations, in particular those of the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Bercy. To date, this The latter already generates 30% of its turnover in the United States of America while, without intervention from the Government, it risks coming entirely under American control. This operation once again raises serious concerns about France's industrial and strategic sovereignty, given the essential role of LMB Aerospace in national defense programs, particularly at a time when we are talking about rearmament of the country and where we should, in this sense, favor national reindustrialization. It seems imperative that the Government use the foreign investment control mechanism to block the acquisition of this company. Therefore, he intends to know his intentions to urgently prevent this American takeover.

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