Overview

• Authorities have begun debriefing security operations that deployed more than 11,000 police officers and seized over 2,000 fireworks mortars.
• Organizers are collecting public feedback on the 35-minute hybrid display that drew massive crowds to the Champ-de-Mars and Trocadéro and was broadcast live on France 2 and France Inter.
• Municipalities are evaluating the environmental impact of drone swarms versus traditional fireworks in response to concerns about air pollution, noise pollution, fire risk.
• The spectacle combined more than 1,000 drones equipped with trichromatic LEDs and pyrotechnic effects with over 120 firing positions, including 80 on the Eiffel Tower.
• Stakeholders are weighing logistical costs and regulatory hurdles of drone shows versus traditional fireworks for future national events.