Artillery, drones, ammunition… the French army faced with its weaknesses

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In terms of drones, France has fallen behind, even if it promises 3000 in 2023, all models combined. 297394546/Bumble Dee – stock.adobe.com

STORY – As every year, on the Satory camp, near Versailles, the soldiers organized a presentation of their “capabilities” on Thursday.

Operation Fox is fictitious but close to reality. It depicts the French army called as reinforcements on the eastern flank of Europe against a hostile power, which is amassing troops on the border. As every year, on the Satory camp, near Versailles, the soldiers organized a presentation of their “capabilities” on Thursday. More than seven months after the start of the war in Ukraine, the imagined combat follows a worst-case scenario: French soldiers are taken to task in a confrontation of “high intensity”attacks are committed in France, while in Africa destabilization attempts threaten national interests… “The mistake would be to focus on the only threat of war between Russia and Ukraine”observed General Schill, Chief of Staff of the Army, opening the presentation to justify the “versatility” forces. “The war in Ukraine marked the advent of a new strategic era in the image of the fall of the…

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