White Paper 2013 presentation

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





CONFIRMING THE CONCEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CONTINUITY OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THREATS TO:

SECURITY INTERESTS

LANDPOPULATION

LB : p. 19 DT : p 51. FRANCE AND THE EVOLVING STRATEGIC CONTEXT

RESPONDING TO THREATS

AGGRESSION BY ANOTHER STATE AGAINST THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

ORGANISED CRIME IN ITS MOST SERIOUS MANIFESTATIONS

ATTACKS ON OUR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL POTENTIAL

CYBER ATTACKS

MAJOR CRISES ARISING ON THE NATIONAL TERRITORYRESULTING FROM NATURAL, HEALTH, TECHNOLOGICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND ACCIDENTAL RISKS

ATTACKS ON FRENCH NATIONALS ABROAD


CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL STABILITY IN THE WORLD,PARTICULARLY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA

IN THE MIDDLE-EAST AND THE ARABO-PERSIAN GULF, IMPLEMENT THE DEFENCE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY FRANCE AND PROTECT ITS SECURITY AND STRATEGIC INTERESTS

STABILISE EUROPE’S NEIGHBOURHOOD

GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF EUROPE AND THE NORTH-ATLANTIC SPACE

FRANCE‘S GEOSTRATEGIC PRIORITIES

PROTECT THE NATIONAL TERRITORY AND FRENCH NATIONALS ABROAD

GUARANTEE THE CONTINUITY OF THE NATION’S ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS


COMPLEMENTARITY OF NATO AND THE EU

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

REINFORCING EFFICIENCY IN TERMS OF GLOBAL APPROACH

FOSTERING DEVELOPMENT AND POOLING OF CAPACITIES

CONTINUING EFFORTS IN TERMS OF INTERNAL SECURITY

1 : CSDP: Common, security and defence policy

LB : p. 61 DT : p71. FRANCE AND THE EVOLVING STRATEGIC CONTEXT

STABILISING EUROPE’S NEIGHBOURHOOD

THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA:A STRATEGIC AREA

ORIENTAL MARGINS

SAHELIAN AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

SHARED EUROPEAN VISION OF RISKS AND THREATS


MARITIME AND OVERSEAS ISSUES

DEFEND THE 2ND LARGEST OCEAN SPACE IN THE WORLD

OPPOSE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING

ABILITY TO CARRY OUT SEABORNE OPERATIONS

PROTECT OUR TERRITORIES AND THEIR POPULATION

MARK OUR SOVEREIGNTY AND DEFEND OUR INTERESTS

PRESENCE OF OUR ARMED FORCES ON THESE TERRITORIES






GENERAL STRATEGY AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES

PROTECTION INTERVENTIONDETERRENCE

ANINCREASING

CONVERGENCE

A NEW ARTICULATION

FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

DT : p 232. A RENEWED MILITARY STRATEGY

KNOWLEDGE AND ANTICIPATION

THE PRIORITY OF INTELLIGENCE

LB : p. 70 DT : p 272. A RENEWED MILITARY STRATEGY

DETERRENCE

THE ULTIMATE GUARANTEE FOR

SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE


PROTECTION

A PRIMARY MISSION AT THE HEART OF THE DEFENCE STRATEGY


PREVENTION

THE CREDIBILITY OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT

CAPACITIES


INTERVENTION

THE DIVERSITY OF ENGAGEMENT IN

EXTERNAL OPERATIONS


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

CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS MANAGEMENT


CYBER DEFENCE

GROWING DEPENDENCY ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MAJOR THREATHIGH PROBABILITYSTRONG IMPACT

NATIONAL DOCTRINE TO ADDRESS MAJOR CYBER AGGRESSIONS

DEFENCE OPERATIONAL CHAINDEVELOPING CYBER DEFENCE CAPABILITIES


2 OR 3 SIMULTANEOUS CRISIS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

6 000 to 7 000

1 frigate, 1 command and support ship, 1 nuclear-powered 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

ALERT(national emergency reaction force)

5000

projection within 7 daysOf a joint force

Of 2 300 troops at 3 000 km

SURGE IN SECURITY FORCES(MAJOR CRISIS)

Up to 10 000

Appropriate means of both naval and air forces.

NEW OPERATIONAL CONTRACTS

DETERRENCE(Oceanic and airborne)


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

Naval forces

Air forces

66,000 deployable troops approx.7 combined armed brigades200 heavy tanks and 250 medium tanks2700 Infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personal carriers140 reconnaissance and combat helicopters115 manoeuvre helicopters30 tactical drones approx.

4 SSBN6 SSN1 aircraft carrier15 frontline frigates15 patrol boats approx.6 surveillance frigates3 combined support and command vessels (BPC)

225 fighter aircrafts (air and naval)50 tactical transport aircrafts7 detection and aerial surveillance aircrafts12 multirole refuelling aircrafts12 theatre surveillance drones8 medium-range air defence systems

2. A RENEWED MILITARY STRATEGY





LB : p. 138 DT : p 41

FINANCIAL RESOURCESA SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT IN TODAY’S CONTEXT

PRESERVING A COMPREHENSIVE DEFENCE TOOL

3. TOWARDS THE NEXT MILITARY PROGRAMME 2014-2019

LB : p. 113 DT : p 42

MEN AND WOMEN SERVING NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

RENEWED RESERVE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFENCE MINDSET


LB : p. 124 DT : p 43

THE INDUSTRIAL IMPERATIVE

EFFICIENCY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION


DT : p 45

Employment distributionMain cities (outside Ile-de-France)

In parentheses:Employment with large project managers

(excluding outsourcing, accumulating > 500NUMBER OF JOBS IN THE REGION

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DT : p 44

JOBS GENERATED BY THE DEFENCE INDUSTRY


DT : p 44

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE 613 « STRATEGIC » SMEs


DT : p 47

MAIN PROGRAMMES

TIGER AND NH90 DELIVERIESLAUNCH OF THE MMP (REPLACEMENT OF MILAN TOW)SCORPION AND DIGITIZATION: ACQUISITION OF VBMR AND EBRC

GROWTH OF THE RAFALE FLEETSTUDIES (ex: NEURON) TOWARDS RENEWAL AFTER 2020FIRST DELIVERIES OF A400M IN 2013LAUNCH OF THE MRTT PROGRAMME IN 2014EVOLUTION OF THE MICA MISSILE

NH90 DELIVERIESANL MISSILE (with UK) AND EVOLUTION OF THE ASTER 30 MISSILE ONGOING BARRACUDA PROGRAMMEONGOING FREMM PROGRAMMERENEWAL OF PATROL BOATS (BATSIMAR)ACQUISITION OF OIL TANKERS (FLOTLOG)RENEWAL OF MINE COUNTERMEASURE ASSETS (SLAMF)

ACQUISITIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE, DETERRENCE, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Land forces

Naval forces

Air forces






LB : p. 144 DT : p 574. THE WHITE PAPER & MILITARY PROGRAMME PROCESS

4a. Presidential Mission statement

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

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

Presidential mission statement

Beginning of reflections

Interministerial discussions; Defence council

Final revision

White paper release

Military programme drafting and submitting

Military programme parliamentary debates

Military programme vote

Committee and working groups session; hearings

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