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«In the coming years, we will retrofit our air fleet to integrate the updates available and maintain it at the highest level (…) To always look far ahead is specific to Aeronautics. And in the future, we must be even more ambitious.»

Speech at Merignac, on 14 January 2019

«We are preparing the future. We are adapting our Defense tool. We are innovating.»

Speech at Souge camp, on 2 April 2019

Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces


Ministry for the Armed Forces in theInternational Paris Air Show ...........................................................................6

Military Programming Law 2019-2025 (MPL) ..........................................................................................................................8

Innovation .........................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Space ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Future Combat Air System (FCAS) ................................................................................................................................................10

Guépard Joint Forces Light Helicopter (JLH) ............................................................................................................................. 11

Equipment displayed in the exhibition area ......................................................................................................................12

Equipment displayed by the Armament General Directorate ................................................................................. 14

Equipment displayed by the French Air Force ............................................................................................................... 24

Equipment displayed by the French Navy ....................................................................................................................... 28

Equipment displayed by the French Army .................................................................................................................................31

Save the date .............................................................................................................................................................................................33

Press facilities ..............................................................................................................................................................................................35

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The Ministry of the Armed Forces at the Paris Air ShowThe Ministry of the Armed Forces is participating in the 53rd edition of the International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, from the 17th to the 23rd of June 2019. Every two years this show brings together all the stakeholders in world industry around the latest technological innovations, principally in the domains of aeronautics and space. Open exclusively to professionals during the first four days, it is open to the public during the final three days.

The participation of the Ministry for the Armed Forces in the Paris Airshow is in line with its approach to supporting the French Defence industry. Equipment displayed in the exhibition area of the Ministry serves to illustrate the know-how of the French military aeronautics systems industry, both at an operational and technological level.

It also serves to illustrate the commitments made in the framework of the Military Programming Law, as well as the operational capabilities and the expertise of the armed forces in air operations, and the technical expertise of the Armament General Directorate in preparing the future.

«Innovation to achieve victory from the air»

Within the 4900 m2 display area, divided into 3 parts (inside and outside display areas (A3) et A400M area (B2)), organised around seven thematic displays (Innovation, Space, FCAS, Cooperation, Drones, Protection and Maintenance in operational condition), a large quantity of equipment is shown, together


with its technical capabilities, whether they are already in service with the armed forces or currently under development, like the most modern version of the Rafale (Standard F4 or F3), the FCAS (Future Combat Air System presented in immersive displays), or the CSO, CERES and SYRACUSE 4 satellites. The A330 MRTT «Phénix» is displayed in the exhibition area of an industrial exhibitor.

The Ministry also presents its programmes resulting from international cooperation that will enable France and her partners to build real strategic autonomy, notably at European level.

Military Programming Law 2019-2025 (MPL)The MPL aims to provide the armed forces with the means to respond to the threats identified by the 2017 Strategic Review (Power strategy used by certain states, militarized terrorism, cyber threat etc.). It also provides for the imperatives of strategic autonomy and provides French defence with the means to renew its equipment and assets, providing France with long-term engagement and sustainability capabilities. As decided by the President of the French Republic, France will allot 2% of its GDP to defence by 2025. To this end, 198 billion € will be invested between 2019 and 2023.

The Military Planning Act 2019-2025 was adopted by Parliament on 13 July 2018 and gives France the resources it needs for aerospace defence by continuing and accelerating launched programmes, and compensating for capacity shortfalls. The MPL has already enabled many realisations, among these:

- The Guépard Joint Forces Light Helicopter (JLH) designed to replace five different helicopter fleets currently in service in the three armed forces;

- The delivery to the French Air Force last April of the fifteenth A400 M Atlas military transport aircraft;

- The Sea Fire 500 radar;

- The METEOR air-air missile, its operational entry into service on the RAFALE is planned for 2019;

- The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), its vocation is to provide France and Germany with the successors to their fighter aircraft, drones and connected missiles;

- The new Rafale F4 standard;

- The delivery last October of the first multi-role in-flight A330 MRTT Phoenix refuelling and transport aircraft to the French Air Force.

Additionally, the MPL provides for the delivery of 28 new Rafale, 55 upgraded M2000D aircraft et 6 armed Reaper drones.

State investments in the defence industry are essential to the protection and the security of our citizens.

They are also an advantage for the French economy as a whole, each programme launched with an industrial firm being a source of economic activity and jobs.


InnovationInnovation is one of the four axes set by the Military Programming Law 2019-2025. The defense innovation policy of the Ministry of the Armed Forces meets two imperatives: the strategic autonomy of France and the operational superiority of the armed forces.To support innovative programmes means have been strengthened: 1 billion € per year by 2022 will be invested, against 730 million € per year on average in the previous MPL.The Defense Innovation Agency (AID), the Innovation Defense Lab and the DefInvest investment fund are all newly created tools for capturing and encouraging disruptive innovations in the field of innovation. particularly from the civilian market. The launch of the first Innovation Forum at the end of last year, as the participation of the Ministry of the Armed Forces at the Vivatech Show in May 2019, is part of this dynamic.For this 53rd edition of the SIAE, one of the thematic display of the display area of the Ministry of the Armed Forces is thus largely devoted to the Innovation, and the AID will be present for the first time on the show. It will include innovations related to Man Machine Teaming (MMT), such as Hyperscan, ASPIC, or Alpha «Treuil».

SpaceThe space assets, civil and military, are essential to guarantee the security of France and its economic activity. Space military capabilities are also needed today to conduct operations and are subject to new threats that should not be ignored.The President of the French Republic, during his speech of July 13, 2018 at the Hotel de Brienne, said that France should consolidate its strategic autonomy in the space field, an essential area for the conduct of military operations. It has made it «a national security issue» that requires the development of a defense space strategy.Maintain freedom of appreciation, access and action in space; operating thanks to space and through space; continue to act in support of joint operations; conducting real space operations are all issues for the Armed Forces «to protect our means and discourage aggression» (F. Parly).The MPL 2019-2025 fully takes into account the desire to develop a military space strategy. It devotes significant resources, 3.6 billion €, to the renewal of all military space capabilities. This renewal has already begun with the launch of the first new CSO-1 observation satellite on December 19, 2018. The CSO-2 and CSO-3 satellites (by the end of 2021), as well as the CERES satellites (2020) and SYRACUSE IV (2022 and 2030).France is the only European state to have the capacity for autonomous assessment of the spatial situation: detection and monitoring of satellites in low orbit, debris and atmospheric fallout at risk thanks to the Air Force radars, GRAVES and SATAM. These monitoring facilities will be upgraded as a priority, benefiting from European cooperation opportunities in this area.The Minister of the Armed Forces has thus recalled that the construction of space capabilities can only be envisaged in a resolutely European framework.On the show, the space thematic display of the ministry will, in particular, serve to illustrate the models of the satellites CSO (observation), CERES (listening) and Syracuse 4 (telecommunication).

Future Combat Air System (FCAS)On the 6th of February this year, the Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly and her German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen met on the Safran site at Gennevilliers to appreciate the progress made in the domain of cooperation on the engine, with the signature of an industrial agreement between Safran and MTU.

The two ministers also notified an initial contract of 65 million € over two years, to Dassault Aviation and Airbus, that will enable the determination of the FCAS programme architecture and concept.

This visit was also the opportunity to launch preliminary studies on the premise of the new generation turbine studies (Turenne 2 studies) for the sum of 115 million €.

The launch of R&D and demonstrator activities for the combat aircraft and its engines should be announced soon, Florence Parly the Minister for the Armed Forces, having notably indicated during a hearing at the National Assemby on the 7th of May that: «The Paris Air Show could herald good news that the project is on the right track.»

Additionally, the letter of intent officialising Spanish entry into the Future weapon system project, the Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) was signed by Florence Parly and her German and Spanish counterparts on the 14th of February 2019.

The French-German FCAS cooperation aims to enable the constituent systems to operate together: aircraft, drones, future cruise missiles and other weaponry, command and control systems, and intelligence.It will be adapted to contemporary air threats and will fully exploit artificial intelligence potential.This air-combat system, under French leadership, should enter into service on the horizon of 2040 and aims to provide France and Germany with the successors of their aircraft fleets.This will provide the opportunity to reinforce both the European defence technological and Industrial Base Strategy (EDTIB) and European sovereignty.It embodies the construction of European defence aiming to guarantee full interoperability between partners and allies and will thus contribute to the development of a modern and adapted Atlantic Alliance

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Guépard Joint Forces Light Helicopter (JLH)On Monday the 27th of May, Florence Parly, the Minister for the Armed Forces announced that the launch of the future Joint Light Helicopter programme christened ‘Leopard’ has been brought forward to 2021 instead of 2022 as initially planned in the Military Planning Law (MPL) 2019-2025.The first deliveries of the 169 Leopard helicopters, 15 more than the former target set by the MPL, could begin by 2026 instead of 2028.

The JLH programme aims to provide the three armed forces with a single fleet of helicopters to replace the five fleets they currently operate, in service since the seventies for the longest serving fleets: the French Army’s Gazelle, the French Navy’s Alouette III, Dauphin and Panther and the Air Force’s Fennec fleet.The H160, the latest civilian addition to the range of Airbus Helicopters, was chosen in 2017 to be militarized and meet the needs of the armed forces. The concept of a single fleet will enable the mutualisation of development costs between the three armed forces.It will also enable support optimisation by benefitting from scale effects, for example on spare part stocks.The early withdrawal from service of the older helicopter fleets will generate savings in the order of a hundred million Euros in terms of maintenance in operational condition (MOC).

Thanks to its modularity and multi-purpose capabilities, the Leopard will guarantee, within a national and inter-Allied framework: that the French army be able to carry out armed reconnaissance missions, fire support, special forces infiltration or MEDEVAC; that the French Navy be able to carry out anti-ship missions, naval force protection or maritime rescue; that the French Air Force be able to provide airspace protection missions, search and rescue, long-range or intelligence-gathering missions.

The Armament General Directorate (DGA) is currently carrying out work aimed at defining the expectations in terms of capabilities and specifications of this new helicopter.

Preliminary studies, carried out concurrently, should advance specific technologies in line with certain military needs, in the fields of avionics and radar notably.

In liaison with the army military staff, the DGA will continue to refine the helicopter and its logistic support system right up to the programme production launch.

Equipment displayed in the exhibition area – Inside

THEMATIC DISPLAYS EQUIPMENT

Thematic displays

FCASImmersive demonstration FCAS

Cooperation

Drones

SDT Patroller (tactical drone system) - Patroller model- Ground station

Micro drone NX70

Tactical UAS for the Navy (SDAM)

Corvus

Protection

Aerospace Operations Command and Control System (SCCOA)

GROUND MASTER 200 – 400 RADARS (tactical 3D air surveillance radars)- GM200 model- GM400 model

SAMP MAMBA air-defence missile system (Ground-to-Air medium range / ground): - 3 models

Space

SYRACUSE IV (Military Satellite Communication System) - Model

Space-Based Imaging System CSO

CERES (space electromagnetic intelligence capability)

C2 Aerospace Command And Control

InnovationASPIC (proactive assistant for contextualized decision making)

Hyperscan (monitoring technologies)

MOCAutomatized aircraft inspection solution

OPTAFORCE (innovative software solution)


Equipment displayed in the exhibition area – Outside

THEMATIC DISPLAYS EQUIPMENT

RAFALE F3-R equipped with: 6 AASM, 4 MICA, 1 DAMOCLES, 3 external fuel pods (2000 L)

Rafale Marine

Rafale F4 presentation

Aeros New Generation RECCE POD- SCALP-EG Cruise Missile- RBE2-AESA Radar (Detection and tracking of long-

range multiple targets)- METEOR Air-Air Missile- TALIOS New-Generation Laser-Designation Pod- Missile Air-Air MICA- AASM Air-To-Ground Weapons

MIRAGE 2000 B501 flight test-bed - POD canon - Missile Air-Air MICA

NH90 STANDARD 2 (TTH (tactical transport helicopter) model equipped with: torpille MU 90, Sonar FLASH, bouées acoustiques, boule optronique SP410

- EUROFLIR 410 NG (Infrared electro-optical system)- TOPOWL® (Integrated visionic double sensor Topowl

helmet)

Guépard Joint Forces Light Helicopter (JLH)

- Actual size model

TIGER Helicopter equipped with: Missile MISTRAL, 68 MM ROCKET, 30 MM GUN, 1 combat fuel pod

- 68 mm rocket- 30 mm gun

SAMP MAMBA air-defence missile system

PC21, New training aircraft for fighter crews

SMDR MINI-UAV SYSTEM (mini-drone Reconnaissance system)

- Drone- Ground station

Equipment displayed by the Armament General Directorate The Armament General Directorate prepares the futureWith its expertise in weapons and armament testing and engineering within the Ministry for the Armed Forces, the Armament General Directorate’s (DGA) mission is to equip the French armed forces, prepare future defence systems, promote European cooperation and support exports.

Since its creation in 1961 by General De Gaulle, the DGA carries out more than a hundred armament operations per year, covering the whole range of the most technologically advanced equipment required by the French armed forces to carry out their missions ; it oversees weapon-system contracting throughout the programmes’ life-cycle ; it prepares the future of defence systems, guaranteeing French independence and strategic autonomy. Its technical capabilities and expertise, unique in France and in Europe, make it the driving force of all the technological successes of our armed forces.

As the principal state buyer, the DGA in 2018 placed orders to industry for 12.5 billion € and invested 765 million € in innovation and preliminary studies.

The DGA aims to be the leader in the architecture of European defence programmes.

With 18 sites in France, its 10,000 civilian or military men and women, of whom 60% are managerial staff, engineers or experts, and its network of international partners, the DGA intervenes in all defence domains (land combat, naval, air, electronic communication and information systems, deterrence, space, cyber-security, robotics etc.)

In the international aeronautic and space exhibition show (SIAE) in 2019, in the Ministry of the Armed Forces display area, the DGA, associated with the armed forces and industry, offers displays around three presentation themes:

- The evolution of the French offer : RAFALE F3R and F4 standard ; the joint light helicopter project (HIL);

- The future air-combat system (SCAF) and the associated major technological domains (artificial intelligence, cognitive sensors, virtual reality)

- The expertise of the DGA testing and proving centers


Interior display areaOn the Ministry for the Armed Forces display area, the Armament General Directorate, asssociated with the armed forces and industry, proposes a walk-around circuit articulated around six display themes and a demonstration area dedicated to the technical expertise of the DGA:

The Future Combat Air System (SCAF)

Tomorrow’s air combat as if you were really thereOn the display stand of the Ministry for the Armed Forces, the FCAS team, composed of DGA and armed forces experts, will show two immersive displays around the global future combat air system with cutting-edge technologies.Our German and Spanish partners will also be present at this display area.

Take part in a collaborative new generation air combat mission We are in 2040. The objective : conserve air-superiority in order to dominate the enemy by reducing his firepower and by striking his strongly-defended critical infrastructures.

See what the cockpit of a future fighter aircraft looks likeGet inside the virtual cockpit of a future fighter aircraft and use the new man-machine interface technologies developed in the framework of the MMT project (Man Machine Teaming).

Drones

NX70 Mini-droneIn order to equip soldiers on overseas missions with enhanced and more-secure detection capabilities, capable of operating by day or by night, the DGA has ordered 27 NX70 micro-drone systems late 2018 from the Novadem company in AIXE.

The NX70 is equipped with day and thermal cameras enabling high-definition imagery by day or by night , transmitted securely over an operational range of more than three kilometers.

It weighs less than a kilogramme, but still has a 45 minute flight autonomy, and all weather resistance capability (notably against wind, rain, dust, wide temperature range). Its reduced size makes it easy for a soldier to carry.

The first systems were received by the DGA and are under evaluation by the French Army’s Technical Section (STAT). Once operators have been trained, these systems will be assigned to French Army combat, support and supply units.

French Navy aerial drone (SDAM)The DGA notified a study late 2017 to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group, with Thales and Safran as sub-contractors, aiming to prepare the future capability of French Navy vertical take-off tactical drones, in order to guarantee the Navy’s information superiority over the long-term.The SDAM should notably increase situational control around the carrier vessel, and provide support to naval operations by day or by night (detection, reconnaissance, identification, target-tracking and designation or target engagement, battle-damage assessment, collection of tactical intelligence, communications relay etc.)The SDAM can be deployed in any maritime operations zone, with the capacity to be integrated on any combat warship already equipped with a dedicated helicopter. The remarkable range of drones,

their very powerful sensors and the absence of crew (enabling a higher degree of risk-taking) will significantly increase air-coverage and significantly improve the operational efficiency of units such as naval forces, with sustainable operation costs.A full system demonstrator should be delivered at the final term of the market in 2021.

Protection of national territory

Ground Master Radars 200 and 400Ground Master radars 200 and 400 (GM200, GM400) are multi-mission tactical 3D air surveillance radars, medium range (200KM class) and long range (400 KM class) manufactured by Thales.They contribute to the protection of national air-space, including occasions when special air security measures are taken.They enable 3D multimission medium range air-surveillance (GM200) and long-range air-surveillance (GM400), thanks to the detection and idententification of air targets.The GM200 tactical radar, having excellent mobility, can also be deployed in overseas operations theaters.These fully digitalized radars are procured through the SCCOA (Command and Control of air-space operations) programme.Within this framework, the DGA has already delivered GM400 radars to the French Air Force, and will receive more than ten others, as well as 4 GM200 radars, in the years to come.

Space

CSO MUSIS a unique space imagery system in EuropeSpace imagery is an essential component for autonomous decision-making and action for France.With the CSO MUSIS high-performance military satellite imagery system, France has acquired a unique system in Europe, adapted to operation engagement tempo.The armed forces will be able to request and receive imagery in mainland France or on overseas operations within only a few hours.


The MUSIS system is composed of three CSO satellites, a ground user segment for the preparation of satellite programming requests and for receiving the corressponding imagery, and a ground mission segment to control the satellites.It will be fully deployed on the horizon of 2012, replacing the Helios II satellites currently in service. It will provide an even faster access to information, better resolution enabling smaller target identification and will be able to acquire numerous images from the same area in order to satisfy requests from several users simultaneously.The DGA runs the MUSIS programme, integrated with the Joint Space Command (CIE) of the Armed Forces Command.

SYRACUSE IV

SYRACUSE IV is a military communications system by satellite, and will progressively replace the Syracuse III satellites from 2020 onwards. It meets the armed forces requirements for secure, long-distance, mobile and fully NATO interoperable communications.

The SYRACUSE IV satellites will provide the armed forces with:

- Access to very high speed broadband with enhanced communications capabilities, thanks to use of the military X and Ka bands enabling data flow of about 3 to 4 GB/sec;

- Greater operational flexibility enabling constant adaptability to meet changing operational requirements (pointable antennae, 3rd generation transparent digital processor);

- Resistance to cyber threats, jamming, interception and electromagnetic pulse.

The contracting programme is managed by the DGA, with support from CNES.

INFO +The Military Programming Law 2019-2025 provides for the completion of the constellation of two satellites be complemented by a third by 2030 in order to meet growing and specific airborne platform requirements (connectivity, drones…)

INFO +The first satellite was launched in December 2018. The third satellite (CSO-3) will be co-financed by France and Germany.

CERES (Electromagnetic space intelligence collection capability)The future first French space listening system CERES (Electromagnetic space intelligence collection capability), carries the name of the Roman Goddess of the harvest because it will enable regular world-wide information collection on radars and telecommunications systems, in view of producing Signals intelligence (SIGINT). A unique system in Europe, it will enable crisis prevention and anticipation, operational planning and will be useful for supporting operations.

The CERES contracting programme is managed by the DGA. The CNES oversees the delegated contracting for the ground control segment and launch services.

INFO +Its operational service entry date is planned for the second semester of 2021.

Innovation

HYPERSCAN ProjectThe HYPERSCAN project is aimed at developing monitoring technologies of two operators in order to evaluate their level of cooperation. This approach, called ‘hyperscanning’ consists in real-time measurement of the synchrony of cerebral activity between two persons in collaborative situations.This multi-disciplinary approach is at the heart of neuro-science, artificial intelligence, and human factors.These monitoring techniques will be tested in simulators where fighter pilots will be guided by forward air-controllers on the ground in uncertain complex and dynamic contexts.

The participants will be equipped with different sensors (e.g. electro-encephalogramme, electo-cardiogramme, eye-tracker) and their physiological signals will be analysed in real time in order to determine the efficiency of their collaboration. The challenge is to be able to use these mesurements to optimize the interaction between these operators and their control systems and also to develop intelligent and adaptable cockpits.

This project was realised by ISAE-SUPAERO, within the Man-Machine Teaming (MMT) project elaborated by the DGA in order to prepare the artificial intelligence technologies necessary for future combat aviation.Entrusted to Dassault Aviation and Thales, MMT will see one quarter of the studies led by laboratories, medium sized innovative start-up companies specialized in artificial intelligence, robotics and the new man/machine interfaces.The objective is to promote an industrial ecosystem enabling innovations to be detected, evaluated and, over time, refined and integrated into the development of future combat aircraft, by the time of the mid-life renovation of the Rafale, on the horizon of 2030.

ASPIC ProjectThe ASPIC project (proactive assistant for contextualized decision making) aims to provide an assistant based on an Artificial Intelligence solution. There are multiple objectives:


- Reduce the quantity of projected information on tactical visualization screens

- Propose sequential action based on context and former-mission history

- Recommend system reconfiguration in line with context and mission evolution

In this project, understanding and continuous learning about AI is central to the ASPIC assistant and is primordial in order to retain control of the assistant’s decisions, and that these decisions be automatically updated.

The level of continuous, crew-specific learning, enables deployment of personalized crew-specific assistants.

Launched late 2018, the application of this project is carried out on a RAFALE virtual simulator. Cockpit simulation is currently under development.

The project was financed in the framework of MMT (Man-Machine Teaming) in partnership with Dassault Aviation and Craft AI, a start-up company that has produced Artificial Intelligence software.

TREUIL «Classe ALPHA»The ALPHA helicopter winch hoist, developed by REEL, under the trademark HELISAR, is a technological breakthrough compared to existing systems.

- Deploys a modular system (reduction of operational readiness costs, flexibility)

- Uses a textile cable rather than a steel cable (weight gain and longer operational life-span)

- Development of a secure load-limitation system (safety of personnel and operational security)

- Design of an thermically optimized hoist system (operational in very severe conditions: very high temperature and high number of consecutive cycles)

- Monitoring system that facilitates operator and maintenance-technician interactivity

The project, developed by the REEL company under the brand name HELISAR, consists in studying and testing these innovations and validating their application for the helicopter winch, including the production, testing and analysis of a prototype in flight.This projest is sponsored by the RAPID initiative (support to small and medium-sized companies for DUAL innovation), attached to the Defence Innovation Agency.

Maintenance in operational condition

Inspection droneThis technological solution combines a 100% automated drone with advanced image analysis algorithms enabling significant time-saving in aircraft inspection, and improves the tracability and efficiency of maintenance in operational condition tasks and improves working conditions for air-mechanics.

Experimentation on AWACS radar aircraft, conducted with the DONECLE firm, the first stage in the approach to find automatized maintenance tasks, is aimed at confirming the interest of this approach from a human-ressources point of view, cost and security. The first stage of this experimentation is over. It consisted of producing a 3D model of the AWACS which will be used to define the drone flight profile and will enable, during a second phase, to build the reference ‘flight-worthy aircraft’ to be used in image analysis.The second phase consists of conducting automated flights, in-line with flight profiles corressponding to maintenance tasks.This stage is currently underway and should be completed in the second semester of 2019.

OPTAFORCE

This innovative software solution, stemming from the association of COSLING and AIRBUS in the framework of the Optiplan challenge launched by DGA Lab in 2018 with the Aeronautic maintenance directorate (DMAé) is aimed at optimizing operational planning of aeronautic maintenance.

It notably enables maximum aircraft availability, optimizes flight-worthiness and asset use, and reduces maintenance costs.

In terms of the perceived potential of this prototype stemming from the challenge, the DMAé has begun the development of a programme for operational use.

This software application in its final industrialization phase will have enhanced functionalities in order to respond to Air Force user requirements.

The first operational deployment will be assigned to the MIRAGE 2000 fleet in the autumn of 2019.

This project is emblematic of the flexible and rapid integration of open innovation developed by a non-defence dedicated start-up company ; the first COSLING applications were carried out in the logistic commercial distribution domain, in the field of Public Works, Health and Insurance.

Display area dedicated to the technical expertize of the DGAIn this demonstration area dedicated to the expertize of the DGA, see what DGA centers of expertize and testing look like by video, visitors will be plunged into virtual reality in unique testing capabilities and enjoy technical demonstrations presented by DGA experts:

- Demonstration of stereo correlation: simulation of aircraft wing-structure deformation;

- Mirage 2000 ABE: flight test-bed M2000 DGA aircraft:

• M2000-D mid-life renovation platform;

• Connectivity in hybrid tactical situations (simulated + real).

- Demonstration of visualisation of radar detectability with enhanced reality.


Open air display areaRafale F4 presentation In order to remain at the highest operational level, the Rafale is being continuously improved. The flagship of the French Defence industry, the aircraft is being modernized and adapted to the operational requirements and new threats by successive standards. Each new standard introduces new technologies and new capabilities.

The F4 standard notified late 2018 by the DGA to the manufacturers Dassault Aviation, Thales, Safran and MBDA, aims to adapt the Rafale to the changing engagement contexts of the 2025-2035 decade and to maintain its interoperability with forces, national and allied, notably with 5th generation assets that will equip Western forces by the beginning of the next decade.With the F4 standard, the Rafale will go through a technological revolution: this will constitute a first step in collaborative combat in combat aviation. It will be more connected, more autonomous, better-armed and more available. Interconnectivity is one of the major axes of this standard.

The Rafale F4, equipped with new ultra-efficient sensors will be connected to all the engaged platforms, aerial or non-aerial. It will benefit from better tactical situational awareness, increasing its capability to operate alone or as part of a coalition. The developments will also focus on weapon updates, improving its equipment (radars, Spectra auto-defence system etc.) and on its flight-availability.

INFO +The first F4 standard Rafales will be delivered to our forces from 2023.

Mirage 2000 ABE (Flight test-bed aircraft) – presentation of connectivityThe Mirage 2000D is a ground-attack aircraft employed in all the French Air Force’s theaters of operations.It constitutes one of the pillars of DGA flight testing aerial activity supporting the armed forces.

The Mirage 2000 ABE are instrumented and used to develop different aircraft standards, equipment and weapons destined to be integrated into Mirage 2000 and on other platforms like the Rafale.The technical-operational expertize of the DGA experts will enable the specification and validation of equipment meeting the needs of the armed forces.The presentation of the DGA technical Directorate on the stand invites the visitor to follow, through

the perceptions of its main actors, the way a complex flight test is carried out, calling on numerous connected stakeholders.Today, military air systems are carried out in operations within multi-actor and multi-vector environments. It is thus vital that these same systems when they are being tested then operate within environments that are much more complex than the general standard aerial situation around them.

Today, military air systems are carried out in operations within multi-actor and multi-vector environments. It is thus vital that these same systems when they are being tested then operate within environments that are much more complex than the general standard aerial situation around them.

In order to do this, we use a complexified real-life situation with simulated aircraft or other systems in order to obtain the representation of a high-intensity theater of operations. This hybrid situation, updated in real-time, is then transmitted to the different players in flight who will take it into account to interact.

The scenario is explained to visitors, showing the different know-how applied by DGA flight-testing. The systems deployed at the Air Show are the authentic systems used in real-life flight testing.

This approach is now widely used in the different DGA flight-testing and centers of excellence.

NH90 Nato Helicopter Caiman presentationDeveloped by a European alliance, the NH90 is a transport helicopter, that can intervene on land, for tactical equipment transport and commando troop transport, or at sea, for naval force protection, transport or rescue. The Military Programming Law 2019-2025 provides for the development of the NH90-TTH Special Forces helicopter, with the objective of 10 aircraft, of which six will be delivered from 2025.

At the Air Show, the three equipment systems of the Standard 2 version of the NH 90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter), designed for Special Forces, will be highlighted by a dynamic presentation: the Euroflir 410 NG detection camera, the wide-angle camera and the new generation ToPOWL helmet.

JOINT FORCES LIGHT (Guépard) HELICOPTERThe Joint Forces Light Helicopter is to provide the Armed Forces with a unique helicopter fleet designed to replace five different helicopter fleets currently in service (Fennec, Gazelle, Panther, Alouette III and Dauphin).

The HI60M, the military version of the Airbus Helicopters H160, has been chosen to be the common platform for the French Armed Forces.

Adaptable and multi-role, it will carry out missions flying beside next-generation specialized helicopters like the TIGER and the NH90 or the CARACAL. The studies underway aim to define the expected specifications of the militarized helicopter: to this end the DGA notified a call to tender for design studies late 2017.Preliminary studies, carried out concurrently, should advance specific technologies in line with certain military needs, in the fields of avionics and radar notably.In liaison with the army military staff, the AGD will continue to refine the helicopter and its logistic support system right up to the programme production launch in 2021. The first aircraft deliveries will begin in 2026.


INFO +A life-sized HIL (Light Joint Forces Helicopter) is displayed on the Ministry’s stand. It displays the helicopter and its equipment (armament, flight-deck modularity depending on which armed force it belongs to, and will provide the opportunity to try it out in enhanced virtual reality the missions it will carry out.Participation in the engagement of an Air-Land force, armed reconnaissance, fire-support, naval force protection, maritime surveillance, intelligence gathering, protection of national air-space, search and rescue.

Mini UAV System (Intelligence gathering) (SMDR)A fixed-wing intelligence gathering drone, the first Mini UAV System was delivered to forces for evaluation in April 2019.Its qualification is expected in the Autumn in view of the deployment of the system in the last trimester of 2019, to replace the DRAC (Front-Line Intelligence gathering drone). Twice as powerful as the DRAC system, this world-class mini drone will reinforce front-line intelligence-gathering capabilities

Composed of a ground station, three mini UAV drones and a launch ramp, it integrates numerous innovations which make it more robust, give it more range and make it more autonomous.Equipped with a day-night high-definition optronic pod, it will provide enhanced detection, reconnaissance and identification capabilities.It will be able to securely transmit high-definition imagery and videos in real-time up to 30 km from the ground-station, including in difficult environments.

Equipment on display for the French Air ForceThe Air Force is the armed force that is on permanent duty: 365 days a year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, the women and men of the French Air Force enthusiastically and resolutely ensure the defence and protection of France’s interests, both at home and in the many theatres of operation where it is deployed. Every member of Air Force staff, in his or her own domain of competence, contributes to the success of the air missions.PERMANENT protection of France, because the Air Force is responsible for implementing the airborne component of France’s nuclear deterrent, under the orders of the President of the Republic. PERMANENT protection of our airspace and its approaches, under the responsibility of the Prime Minister. This protection ranges from assistance to aircraft in difficulty to the capability to respond to threats of whatever nature. During the year 2018 alone, 300 abnormal situations were detected and handled by the French Air Force.PERMANENT service in external operations, mainly in the Middle East, for almost five years now, and in the Sahel since 2013. Air Force personnel hunt down terrorists all the way to their dens, from the Sahelo-Saharan strip (Operation Barkhane) to the Middle East, where fighting continues against the enemy, which has now lost the territory conquered in 2014 (Operation Chammal, as part of the international coalition, in which France is the second biggest contributor behind the United States). In all these operations, the action of the French Air Force is decisive and guarantees the superiority of our forces. These operations rely on prepositioned facilities that can be used to mount a swift and forceful response almost as rapidly as from air bases in France. With these external air bases, «power projection» missions can be launched in only a few hours, on the decision of the President of the Republic, as commander-in-chief of the French armed forces This was again the case in 2018 against the chemical weapons installations in Syria. Agile and responsive, moulded by their passion, boldness and precision, the personnel of the French Air Force are bonded by a formidable team spirit that enables them, after more than a century of military aviation, to face the challenges of the future.

Le Rafale AirA multi-role aircraft, the specifications of the Rafale make it a decisive asset in French Armed Forces operations.

The Rafale is a combat aircraft with optimized survivability, its aerial-superiority capabilities, ground-attack and reconnaissance capacities will enable it to carry out all the aerial missions carried out by fighter aviation.

The French Air Force’s Rafale have been engaged in overseas operations for more than ten years (1st engagement: Afghanistan-March 2007) protecting France and its population.


- It also takes part in the permanent operational standby mission that guarantees our sovereign air-space.

- It is capable of carrying out air-defence, ground-attack, reconnaissance and strategic nuclear dissuassion missions.

- It carries Air-to-Air and cruise missiles and the latest Air-to-ground bombs.

Reaching a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 (more than 2,200 Km/h, the Rafale is powerful and adapts to threat evolution.These specifications make it a decisive asset in the running of French Armed Forces operations.

INFO +On the horizon of 2025, the French Air Force will have 139 Rafale in Standard F4.

L’A400MOperated by the 61st transport squadron from the #123 Air Base in Orleans, the A400 Atlas has been operational since 2015. It carries out regular rotations towards all the overseas operations theaters and also towards our overseas territories. It is designed to carry heavy and bulky loads in its cargo hold: up to 37 tons or 116 passengers (compared to 56 on Transall). The A400 Atlas is a tactical strategic long-range aircraft that introduces a new dimension to the French Air Force transport fleet. Its transport capabilities, its range and speed, demultiply France’s immediate intervention capabilities from bases in mainland France.It is also able to operate from rapidly prepared air-strips and carry out air-drop operations.

DGA Aeronautic Techniques presentation on Air-Drop capabilities

During the Air Show, a presentation will be shown around an Air-Drop platform loaded with an Air-Transportable bulldozer-leveller vehicle. Illustrating the competence of DGA Aeronautic Techniques in payload configuration and the qualification of its Air-Drop capabilities for the equipment dropped and the aircraft that drop them, this will enable the DGA to also present the excellent cooperation between the DGA and the armed forces, from the qualification phase to operational use.

INFO +The A400M Atlas configuration is on static display in the Air Show and shows its capabilities in terms of MEDEVAC and transport with a French Air Force Fennec helicopter in its cargo hold.

Le Pilatus PC-21he Pilatus PC-21is the new training aircraft for fighter pilots and navigators and Weapon System Operators. Based at the Pilot Training Academy on the 709 Air Base at Cognac Château-Bernard, it will enable rationalisation of crew training.The first class of pilot-cadets and navigator-weapon systems operator cadets will begin flights in June 2019.

With its capabilities, it represents a real technological breakthrough and comes significantly closer to the latest generation fighter aircraft. Its onboard interactive simulation system provides a very high level of representativity of tactical missions.

INFO +The first two examples of the aircraft were accepted by the French Air Force late 2018. In 2019, 17 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft are being operated from the Air Force pilot academy in the 709 Air Base at Cognac-Châteaubernard.

A330 MRTT PhoenixLast October, the French Air Force accepted its firstA330 Phoenix.

Replacing the C135, it will enable France to continue to ensure its dissuasion mission for decades to come.

The modernisation of our combat systems enables our armed forces to maintain their pole-position ranking as regards European armies but will equally preserve our strategic independence.

Nuclear dissuassion is the raison d’etre of French Air Force tanker aircraft.


Nonetheless this new aircraft, with enhanced capabilities, will also provide uninterrupted refuelling missions for conventional assets, personnel and freight transport, aero-medicalised evacuation and communication and intelligence relay.

The second A330 Phoenix that the French Air Force will receive is on static display on the manufacturer’s display area at the Air Show. A maquette is presented on the Ministry for the Armed Forces stand.

The DGA continues with the validation of the support chain of the Phoenix and, at the same time, continues to monitor the quality of deliverables, at the same time working to continuously improve supply proceedures with the French Air Force in an open exchange framework.

Lastly, through a comprehensive supply and support approach, that began with the preliminary studies, and which will continue right up to the dismantling of the aircraft, the DGA, with the support of the DMAé and the French Air Force, will enable the Phoenix to carry out its numerous missions in support of the armed forces.

INFO +The reception of the first Phoenix in October 2018 at the 125 Air Base at ISTRES, opened up new perspectives for the French Air Force. Within the Military Programming Law framework 2019-2025, the French Air Force will be equipped with 15 A330 Phoenix aircraft in due course.

SAMP MAMBAThe SAMP MAMBA surface-to-air defence system plays a part in the protection missions of the French Air Force, especially during Special Airspace Security Deployments (DPSAs - see page 8). This latest-generation medium-range weapons system is capable of 360° detection and engagement of all types or air threat and is integrated in the air operations command and control network. As part of a global defencesystem, it ensures the control of our airspace.

French Navy equipment on displayThe strength of naval aviation constitutes the aeronautic component of the French Navy.

The expertise and knowledge of the sea and the adaptation of its equipment to the maritime environment, makes naval aviation a vital operational tool for the surface vessels and submarines of the French Navy.

The French Navy cannot control maritime areas without coordinated coverage of the three dimensions : on the sea, under the sea and above the sea. Within this logic, the air-space above the seas is considered as an integral part of the maritime domain.

Only the simultaneous control of these three dimensions can position the French Navy amongst the great world-class ocean-going navies.

The eye over the horizon, and the armed extension of combat fleets, the French Navy’s aircraft are embarked or attached to one or several ships and operate from the land to the sea.

A few key figures :- Nearly six thousand naval aviation personnel in the Navy and aeronautic support infrastructures;

- Nearly two hundred aircraft to accomplish about fifteen types of mission 24/7, 365 days a year, including dissuasion, power projection from the sea to the land, sea assault, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, maritime surveillance, anti-trafficking, sea rescue etc ;

- 345 naval aviation personnel recruted each year in more than 15 specialized domains, from secondary school to degree course level;

- 14 flotillas of which 3 are embarked fighter groups all of which operate with the Rafale Marine;

- 4 squadrons (selection / training / logistics / trials);

- 3 centers of excellence (I per component);

- Equipping 34 platforms (ships with on-board helicopter) and 1 aircraft carrier.

Rafale MarineThanks to the freedom of the seas and the mobility offered by an aircraft carrier and its intrinsic qualities, the Rafale navalized version represents a major vector of power projection.With its service entry in the French Navy was in 2002, the Rafale Marine embodies the technical and tactical modernisation required by the French Armed Forces.Now the only fighter aircraft in the French Navy, the Rafale Marine is a decisive element in the execution of strategic missions within national air-space or at sea.This aircraft is designed to cover a wide diversity of missions: air-superiority and defence, all-weather penetration and ground-attack, sea assault, tactical and strategic reconnaissance, nuclear dissuasion and national air-space security.


The extraordinary maneuverability of the Rafale Marine enables it to carry out all-weather anti-ship and reconnaissance missions at stand-off distance.

-These different missions are possible due to the efficient equipment of these aircraft, such as Exocet AM 39 anti-ship and MICA Air-to-Air defence missiles.

Added to this is the capability of the Rafael Marine to be re-fuelled in-flight, but it canalso be used to refuel other aircraft, when it is configured in tanker mode.

The Rafale Marine is a multi-role aircraft, equipped with digital flight controls and exceptional engine-power, enabling it to intervene over long distances.

The F3 Standard Rafale Marine experienced its first operational deployment during the Agapanthe mission in 2010 off the coast of Libya, where, with the modernized Super Etendard from the 17th flotilla, they fully contributed to nearly 1400 combat missions, 4000 flight hours of the Air-Carrier Group onboard the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier

Currently, the carrier group based around the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier is deployed since March 2019 on a several-month-long mission christened ‘Clemenceau’. The Carrier Air Group (CAG) is composed of 20 Rafale Marine aircraft. The deployment of this CAG in the Chammal mission reinforced the coalition with naval aviation surveillance, situational awareness and intervention.These multiple capabilities are adaptable to context : power-projection, maritime air-space control, intelligence, etc.

PASSAGE to standard F3-RCurrently exploited by the CEPA/10 (French Navy Aeronautic practical and experimentation center /squadron 105) which is carrying out a testing and trials operation, the Marine Rafale will be entered into operational service and delivered to flotilla 11F this summer. The 11F will be the first fighter flotilla in the French Navy to receive the new Standard. 100 years after its creation the 11F celebrates its anniversary this year under the sign of continuity and innovation.

The new F3-R Rafale standard will provide new capabilities in the domains of intelligence, communications, engagement and command.

If the long-range Meteor missile and the new generation Talios laser designation pod are the major innovations, other innovations (essentially software) of the onboard systems enable the aircraft to evolve. Thus, the F3-R standard also incorporates the installation of AGCAS (Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System) and various improvements to do with the RBE2 radar, the Spectra electronic warfare system, the NG Reco pod, the inertial navigation system and a new in-flight refuelling pod.

INFO +The 11F flotilla is a naval aviation combat unit, the Air component of the French Navy.The heir to the tradition of the B102 squadron which fought during World War 1, the 11F is considered as the oldest naval aviation fighter group.


French Army equipment on displayThe Army operates on the ground, near or amongst the population, because it is where people live that war is triggered and peace is won.The purpose of the Army is to control the air-ground environment, which is an especially complex domain. The diversity of terrain, climates, and vegetation, condition the diversity and organization of societies, and how they live there. These multiple and changing realities make the army’s missions both complex and demanding.Confronted with a multiple range of threats, (medium or highintensity conflicts, terrorist actions, natural or industrial catastrophes), French land forces intervene under different latitudes, as they do in France itself.In order to meet the diversity of possible deployments, a wide diversity of Army courses of actions and appropriate capabilities is required. The operational efficiency of the French army relies first and foremost on soldiers, in sufficient numbers, on their professionalism, acquired throughout their instruction courses, on their training and their wealth of operational experience, covering a very wide range of expertise. The efficiency of their action is also ensured by the use and control of some of today’s most modern items of equipment; like the Scorpion programme.The French Army confirms its position as a key player in the three domains : air-land operations, operations within national territory itself and special operations.The army’s ability to produce progressive effects within a national, joint or multi-national framework gives it a large degree of operational flexibility. Playing a major role in the defence and protection of our country and our citizens, over the long-term or in extreme conditions, the Army ensures the continuity of the State.The French Army Light Aviation thus represents one of the key army capabilities and as such is a reference in the domain of the third dimension.French Army Light Aviation is an integrated part of air-land maneuvers and is totally inter-operable with all the operational functions of the French army and joint or combined inter-allied operations.Equipped with 70% of the French army’s helicopters, its strike and reversibility capabilities define French Army Light Aviation as essential to the success of operations.The French army demonstrates its aptitude to command and control the air environment through a wide spectrum of ever-more high-tech capabilities.In this way the army bases its surveillance, acquisition and battle space observation system assets on drone capability based on the complementarity of assets and the combination of effects. Similarly, the army contributes fully to protection against air threats, and the management of the third dimension, thanks to its ground-to-air artillery component. The army’s role on the ground and in the air is ensured by the capability transformation that is underway to make it into a 4th generation army, thanks notably to innovation.

The French army is consequently a comprehensive and coherent tool, providing France with credibility on the international scene and with the full confidence of her allies.

TIGER HelicopterA combat helicopter, the attack version TIGER carries out combat operations by day or by night, in any environment, against ground targets or slow aerial targets. Thanks to its high speed (280 KMH fully loaded) and its maneuverability, the TIGER meets the requirements of stealth and survivability.

Equipped with Air-to-Ground missiles, the TIGER carries out tactical flights and actively contributes to current conflicts. This aircraft represents significant fire-power support to troops engaged in overseas operations theaters.

MISSIONS

• Area or Axis Reconnaissance

• Attack in coordination with ground forces

• Fire-support for ground troops

• Long-range attack and assault

MAJOR ADVANTAGES

• Diverse and powerful weapons

• Powerful sight and modern avionics

• High survivability

• Able to operate in any demanding environment by day or by night

• Stealth capability (low IR and EM Signature)

• Extensive and integrated self-protection suite

The TIGER Standard 3, mid-life renovation programme notified by OCCAR (for France, Germany and Spain in September 2018, includes notably the replacement of avionics and the modernisation of its weapon systems. This new standard will continue the TIGER fleet’s adaptation to meet future threats.The TIGER will have new collaborative combat capabilities : connection with the French Army’s Scorpion system and direct communication with drones.It will also benefit from the Galileo European satellite positioning system as well as the American GPS system.These improvements will prolong its operational service life beyond 2040.The arrival of Standard 3 will enable forces to maintain strategic superiority in the domain of light combat aviation and support to troops on the ground. The first prototype should fly in 2023.


Save the date*

Monday 17 june

• Inauguration of the Air Show by the President of the Republic, 09h30 -13h00: visit of Armed Forces display areas Opening with the Patrouille de France aerobatics display team, the A330 Phoenix, the Rafale Solo Display

• Visit of Armed Forces display areas

• Visit of Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces14h00 : Speech by Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces 15H00 : visit of the Armed Forces display

Tuesday18 june

• 15h00 : DSAÉ conference, chalet de l’Armée de l’air Demonstration Rafale Solo Display

• 16h00 : Press Conference «Les synergies entre la DGA et les centres d’expérimentations des armées», Centre presse (hall 2C), by IGA Arvind Badrinath, DGA Essais en vol Director and the chiefs of the «centres d’expérimentation des armées»

Wednesday 19 june

• Visit of the Transport Minister

• Demonstration Rafale Solo Display

Thursday 20 june

• 11h00 : Press conference with the Chief of the Armed Forces CEMAA, chalet de l’Armée de l’air

• Demonstration Rafale Solo Display

• 14h00 : colloque « ALAT 2019 », auditorium. Deux tables rondes : - L’environnement de l’ALAT : une nouvelle ère pour le MCO aéronautique et le

régiment d’hélicoptère de combat comme base projetable et mobile- Les aéronefs : le NH90 CAIMAN standard 2, un «gamechanger OPS» et le H160M

Conclusion by the GDI Michel Grintchenko, commandant l’ALAT (Aviation légère de l’armée de Terre)

* Subject to programme changes Trade visitors days

Friday 21 june

• Visite of the Prime Minister

• 17h00 : conference about Cyber, chalet de l’armée de l’Air

Dynamic displays*:

• Tiger Helicopter

• NH90 Caïman Helicopter

• ALAT display : Tiger Helicopter, NH90 Caïman Helicopter and mountain commando group from the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade with 8 team members

• Patrouille de France

• Rafale Solo Display

• French Air Force Stunt Team

• A400 Tactical Display

• Demonstration and competition parachuting team of the French Air Force

• In-flight Assistance* (Active Aviation Safety Measures)

Saturday 22 june

Sunday23 june

* Subject to programme changes General Public days


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