This agreement is connected to the EU-India Defense Pact signed yesterday [0], as France has been working to act as a technology partner to both India and Vietnam [1][2][3] as part of it's Indo-Pacific Strategy [4] which went into overdrive after China and Azerbaijan attempted to destabilize Nouvelle Caledonia [5].

[0] - https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/security-and-defence-eu-and-...

[1] - https://www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russie/2024/12/18/l...

[2] - https://www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russie/2025/09/29/d...

[3] - https://www.intelligenceonline.fr/asie-pacifique/2025/09/12/...

[4] - https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/strate_gie_indopacifi...

[5] - https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/regions/nouvelle-c...