1. France and the evolving strategic context

1. France and the evolving strategic context

2. A renewed military strategy

3. Towards the next military programme 2014-2019

4. The White Paper process – Military Programme Act





LB : p. 19 DT : p 5

1. FRANCE AND THE EVOLVING STRATEGIC CONTEXT

CONFIRMING THE CONCEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CONTINUITY OF THE INTERNAL AND

EXTERNAL THREATS TO:

POPULATION LAND

SECURITY INTERESTS


RESPONDING TO THREATS

AGGRESSION BY ANOTHER STATE AGAINST THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

ORGANISED CRIME IN ITS MOST SERIOUS MANIFESTATIONS

CYBER ATTACKS

ATTACKS ON OUR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL POTENTIAL

MAJOR CRISES ARISING ON THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

RESULTING FROM NATURAL, HEALTH, TECHNOLOGICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND ACCIDENTAL RISKS

ATTACKS ON FRENCH NATIONALS ABROAD

LB : p. 27 DT : p 5


FRANCE‘S GEOSTRATEGIC PRIORITIES

LB : p. 47 DT : p 6

PROTECT THE NATIONAL TERRITORY AND FRENCH NATIONALS ABROAD

GUARANTEE THE CONTINUITY OF THE NATION’S ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF EUROPE AND THE NORTH-ATLANTIC SPACE

STABILISE EUROPE’S NEIGHBOURHOOD

IN THE MIDDLE-EAST AND THE ARABO-PERSIAN GULF, IMPLEMENT THE DEFENCE AGREEMENTS ENTERED

INTO BY FRANCE AND PROTECT ITS SECURITY AND STRATEGIC INTERESTS

CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL STABILITY IN THE WORLD,

PARTICULARLY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA


COMPLEMENTARITY OF NATO AND THE EU

LB : p. 61 DT : p7

FULL COMMITMENT IN NATO

 CAPITALISE ON FRANCE ‘S FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE

MILITARY STRUCTURES OF NATO

 SOLIDARITY WITH THE ALLIANCE

 ADAPTING TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONFLICTS

 OVERHAULING NATO’S MEANS OF ACTION

DYNAMISM AND PRAGMATISM

 POLITICAL IMPULSE TO REVITALISE THE CSDP

1 : CSDP: Common, security and defence policy

 REINFORCING EFFICIENCY IN TERMS OF GLOBAL APPROACH

 FOSTERING DEVELOPMENT AND POOLING OF CAPACITIES

 CONTINUING EFFORTS IN TERMS OF INTERNAL SECURITY


STABILISING EUROPE’S NEIGHBOURHOOD

LB : p. 53 DT : p 13

ORIENTAL MARGINS

THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA:

A STRATEGIC AREA

SHARED EUROPEAN VISION OF

RISKS AND THREATS

SAHELIAN AND SUB-SAHARAN

AFRICA

DEFEND THE 2 ND LARGEST

OCEAN SPACE IN THE WORLD

OPPOSE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING

ABILITY TO CARRY OUT

SEABORNE OPERATIONS

LB : p. 110 DT : p 21


MARITIME AND OVERSEAS ISSUES

PROTECT OUR TERRITORIES AND

THEIR POPULATION

MARK OUR SOVEREIGNTY AND

DEFEND OUR INTERESTS

PRESENCE OF OUR ARMED

FORCES ON THESE TERRITORIES





2. A RENEWED MILITARY STRATEGY

GENERAL STRATEGY AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES

DETERRENCE

A NEW ARTICULATION

PROTECTION INTERVENTION

DT : p 23

STRATEGIC

AUTONOMY

KNOWLEDGE AND

ANTICIPATION

INTERVENTION AN

INCREASING

CONVERGENCE

DETERRENCE

PREVENTION PROTECTION

POOLING

FOUR GUIDING

PRINCIPLES

COHERENCE

DIFFERENTIATION

OF FORCES


KNOWLEDGE AND ANTICIPATION

A CENTRAL ROLE IN

AUTONOMY

MAJOR INVESTMENT

EFFORT

THE PRIORITY OF

INTELLIGENCE

POOLING

LB : p. 70 DT : p 27

EFFORTS TO THE

BENEFIT OF DOMESTIC

INTELLIGENCE

REINFORCING

GOVERNANCE


DETERRENCE

PERMANENT

PROTECTION

AIRBORNE AND

OCEANIC

COMPONENTS THE ULTIMATE

GUARANTEE FOR

SECURITY AND

INDEPENDENCE

PRESIDENTIAL

RESPONSIBILITY

LB : p. 75 DT : p 28

CREDIBILITY AND

STRICT

SUFFICIENCY

EXTREME

CIRCUMSTANCES

OF SELF-DEFENCE


PROTECTION

FACING MULTIPLE

AND DIVERSE

THREATS

SOLIDARITY

WITHIN THE

EUROPEAN UNION

A PRIMARY MISSION AT

THE HEART OF THE

DEFENCE STRATEGY

GUARANTEE

TERRITORIAL

INTEGRITY

LB : p. 76 DT : p 29

NATION

RESILIENCE AND

CONTINUITY

PROTECT FRENCH

NATIONALS


PREVENTION

HELPING FRAGILE

STATES

IMPORTANCE OF THE

PREPOSITIONED

FORCES THE CREDIBILITY OF

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

CAPACITIES

CREDIBILITY OF CIVIL-

MILITARY CRISIS

MANAGEMENT

LB : p. 79 DT : p 30

IMPROVING THE

CAPACITIES OF THE EU

REINFORCING

OPERATIONAL

ORGANISATION


INTERVENTION

COERCION

OPERATIONS

ADAPTING TO

HYBRID THREATS

THE DIVERSITY OF

ENGAGEMENT IN

EXTERNAL OPERATIONS

CRISIS

MANAGEMENT

OPERATIONS

LB : p. 82 DT : p 31

SHORT OR

LONGER-TERM

OPERATIONS

STATE-LED OR

IRREGULAR

OPPOSING FORCES


CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS MANAGEMENT

A GLOBAL INTERMINISTERIAL AND MULTILATERAL APPROACH

 PREVENTION BY ACTING WITH FRAGILE STATES

 CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES AND SPECIALISED

CIVILIAN CAPACITIES

 STEERING COMMITTEE ON CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS MANAGEMENT

 OPERATIONAL DOCTRINE AND ORIENTED INTERMINISTERIAL PROCEDURES

 USING A VOLUNTARIST APPROACH TO REINFORCE CIVILIAN CRISIS MANAGEMENT

CAPACITIES

 EFFORTS AIMING AT IMPROVING THE EU’S CRISIS MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES

LB : p. 98 DT : p 32


CYBER DEFENCE

GROWING DEPENDENCY ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MAJOR THREAT

HIGH PROBABILITY

STRONG IMPACT

LB : p. 105 DT : p 33

DEVELOPING CYBER DEFENCE

CAPABILITIES

DEFENCE OPERATIONAL CHAIN

NATIONAL DOCTRINE TO ADDRESS MAJOR CYBER AGGRESSIONS


NEW OPERATIONAL CONTRACTS

ALERT

(national emergency reaction force)

5000 projection within 7 days

Of a joint force

Of 2 300 troops at 3 000 km

DETERRENCE

(Oceanic and airborne)

LB : p. 90 DT : p 35

SURGE IN SECURITY FORCES

(MAJOR CRISIS)

Up to 10 000

Appropriate means of both naval and air forces.

2 OR 3 SIMULTANEOUS CRISIS MANAGEMENT

OPERATIONS

6 000 to 7 000

1 frigate, 1 command and support ship, 1 nuclearpowered attack submarine

12

1 MAJOR COERCION OPERATION

About 15 000

1 aircraft carrier, 2 command and support ships, 1 supporting task force composed of frigates,

1 nuclear-powered attack submarine

Up to 45


THE NEW ARMY MODEL

COMMAND CAPACITIES AT CORPS LEVEL

DEVELOPING INTELLIGENCE CAPACITIES

EFFORTS TOWARDS MILITARY CYBER DEFENCE

REINFORCING SPECIAL FORCES

COMPLEMENTARITY AND SUPPORT BETWEEN ARMIES

AND GENDARMERIE

EFFICIENCY CONDITIONED BY JOINT DEPARTMENTS

LB : p. 93 DT : p 37

Land forces

66,000 deployable troops approx.

7 combined armed brigades

200 heavy tanks and 250 medium tanks

2700 Infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personal carriers

140 reconnaissance and combat helicopters

115 manoeuvre helicopters

30 tactical drones approx.

Naval forces

4 SSBN

6 SSN

1 aircraft carrier

15 frontline frigates

15 patrol boats approx.

6 surveillance frigates

3 combined support and command vessels (BPC)

Air forces

225 fighter aircrafts (air and naval)

50 tactical transport aircrafts

7 detection and aerial surveillance aircrafts

12 multirole refuelling aircrafts

12 theatre surveillance drones

8 medium-range air defence systems





3. TOWARDS THE NEXT MILITARY PROGRAMME 2014-2019 LB : p. 138 DT : p 41

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

A SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT IN TODAY’S CONTEXT

364 Bn€ 2013

BETWEEN

2014 AND 2025

179,2 Bn€ 2013

BETWEEN

2014 AND 2019

(military programme)

BUDGETARY

AND

EXCEPTIONAL

RESOURCES

31,4 Bn€ 2013

IN

2014

(1,5 % GDP)

PRESERVING A COMPREHENSIVE DEFENCE TOOL


MEN AND WOMEN SERVING NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

RECOGNITION BY

THE NATION

CITIZENSHIP AND

ADAPTING TO

PUBLIC LIFE

RENEWED

CONSULTATION

RENEWED

GOVERNANCE OF

HUMAN

RESOURCES

FURTHER

DOWNSIZING OF

24.000

RENEWED RESERVE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFENCE MINDSET


THE INDUSTRIAL IMPERATIVE

AN ESSENTIAL

COMPONENT OF

STRATEGIC

AUTONOMY

A DRIVING ROLE

FOR

COMPETITIVENESS

AND EMPLOYMENT

4000 COMPANIES

15 Bn€ IN REVENUE

165 000 JOBS

A MAJOR TOOL ON

THE

INTERNATIONAL

STAGE

EFFICIENCY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

3. TOWARDS THE NEXT MILITARY PROGRAMME 2014-2019

Employment distribution

Main cities (outside Ile-de-France)

In parentheses:

Employment with large project managers

(excluding outsourcing, accumulating > 500

NUMBER OF JOBS IN THE

REGION

-

-

-

-

-

DT : p 45


JOBS GENERATED BY THE DEFENCE INDUSTRY

DT : p 44


REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE 613 « STRATEGIC » SMEs

DT : p 44


MAIN PROGRAMMES

Land forces

TIGER AND NH90 DELIVERIES

LAUNCH OF THE MMP (REPLACEMENT OF MILAN TOW)

SCORPION AND DIGITIZATION: ACQUISITION OF VBMR AND EBRC

DT : p 47

Naval forces

NH90 DELIVERIES

ANL MISSILE (with UK) AND EVOLUTION OF THE ASTER 30 MISSILE

ONGOING BARRACUDA PROGRAMME

ONGOING FREMM PROGRAMME

RENEWAL OF PATROL BOATS (BATSIMAR)

ACQUISITION OF OIL TANKERS (FLOTLOG)

RENEWAL OF MINE COUNTERMEASURE ASSETS (SLAMF)

Air forces

GROWTH OF THE RAFALE FLEET

STUDIES (ex: NEURON) TOWARDS RENEWAL AFTER 2020

FIRST DELIVERIES OF A400M IN 2013

LAUNCH OF THE MRTT PROGRAMME IN 2014

EVOLUTION OF THE MICA MISSILE

ACQUISITIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE, DETERRENCE, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS





4. THE WHITE PAPER & MILITARY PROGRAMME PROCESS

LB : p. 144 DT : p 57

4a. Presidential Mission statement

4b. White paper reflections : schedule, committee composition, hearings

Presidential mission statement

Beginning of reflections

Committee and working groups session; hearings

Final revision

Interministerial discussions;

Defence council

White paper release

Military programme drafting and submitting

Military programme parliamentary debates

Military programme vote

4c. Defence personnel and white paper reflections : intranet site

1. France and the evolving strategic context

1. France and the evolving strategic context

2. A renewed military strategy

3. Towards the next military programme 2014-2019

4. The White Paper process – Military Programme Act