In a joint signing ceremony, the defense ministers of the three countries pledged a two-year study to lay the basis for a European drone to be operating by 2025 and said Spain and Poland had expressed interest in joining the plan.
http://investmentwatchblog.com/italy-france-germany-sign-european-drone-project/
The EU’s aim is to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) drone, a category that can fly at an altitude of up to 9,000 meters for 24 hours.
It wants a flexible surveillance drone that could be used for civilian purposes
